Expat: Virginia Henderson in Myanmar

Chinese door panel carving 17th Street. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

Daw Hla in Honey Aung’s third-floor bedroom Pansodan Street. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

Daw Joan Wynn Kyi upstairs at Bishopscourt built semi-pukka c.1877. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

Victorian portico in Lower Pazundaung Road once known for its rice mills and their wealthy owners’ homes. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

Old Mayor's Guesthouse Pearl Lane Bahan. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

U Khin Sein in the second floor lounge with his protégé Aung San. Bo Sun Pat Street. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster

U Khin Maung ‘Cassim’ sold air tickets to socialist-era officials for Pan Am until the introduction of 747s made Rangoon’s runway too short in 1972. From Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster