The Sugar Girls of Love Lane

<B>In <I>The Sugar Girls of Love Lane</I>, Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, the authors of  the <I>Sunday Times</I> bestseller <I>The Sugar Girls</I>, tell the remarkable stories of those who worked at the famous Tate & Lyle factory in Liverpool.  </B><BR/><BR/> For over a hundred years until it closed in 1981, Henry Tate’s flagship <B>sugar refinery</B> at Love Lane dominated the <B>Liverpool skyline</B>– 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 <B>Tate & Lyle </B>offered.<BR/><BR/> 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