Volume Two - Sugaropolis. 400+ illustrated A4 pages - £25
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Sugar, Ships & Slavery
New two volume illustrated history of Georgian and Victorian Greenock by Vincent P Gillen
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BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
Volume Two - Sugaropolis tells the story of Greenock and its connections with the 'white gold' known as sugar. From the first refinery in 1765 till the last in 1989.
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
All the refineries in the town are listed, with details of their locations and the people who ran and invested in them.
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
Details of the refineries have been taken from a variety of historical sources, including Hutcheson's History of Sugar Refining in Great Britain.
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
The majority of the more famous Greenock merchants were involved in refining throughout the years.
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
There were obvious connections between the spirit trade and sugar refiners
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
The Kerrs were one of the more illustrious families involved in the sugar trade. Involvement with the West Indies right through to current connections with Tate & Lyle.
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
There are physical clues throughout the town of the sugar refining industry, if you look carefully!
BOOK TWO - SUGAROPOLIS
Let's not forget the people who worked at the business end. From the German sugar boilers, the Irish immigrants and the workers from the 'heid o' the hill'.