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The Sugar Girls of Love Lane (Paperback)
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In The Sugar Girls of Love Lane, Duncan Barrett and Nuala
Calvi, the authors of the Sunday Times bestseller The Sugar
Girls, tell the remarkable stories of those who worked at the
famous Tate & Lyle factory in Liverpool. Â For over a
hundred years until it closed in 1981, Henry Tate’s flagship
sugar refinery at Love Lane dominated the Liverpool skyline – and
was the beating heart of the local community. More than 10,000
workers passed through the doors of the factory during its
lifetime, with some families counting four or even five generations
of service. Young women leaving school in the post-war years
were drawn by the good wages and the unrivalled social life that
Tate & Lyle offered. When they arrived, they started at the
very bottom, sweeping sugar off the floors, before graduating to
packing and weighing by hand. The work was tough, with girls
expected to stack heavy bags of sugar onto pallets five feet high,
and by the end of the day their arms were aching and their
stockings full of sugar dust. But, despite the hot, heavy
work, they found their own ways of having fun, and the friendships
they formed would last a lifetime. As well as the female
friendships, many women met their future husbands at the factory,
and expected their own children to follow in their footsteps.
Barrett and Calvi's social history of the post-war era casts a warm
and nostalgic look back at one of the most iconic factories in the
north, bringing back a vanished era of hard work, community spirit
and simple pleasures.  Â
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
26 April 2024 |
Authors: |
Duncan Barrett
• Nuala Calvi
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4711-4817-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4711-4817-3 |
Barcode: |
9781471148170 |
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