Sugar cane grown by slaves in the Caribbean was shipped into Britain to be refined. This took place in factories like the one in Sugar House Lane. The finest sugar in the country was made in Southampton and it was consumed in fashionable coffee shops and inns all over Europe. Southampton had a number of these in the 1700s including The Sun, The George, The Coach and Horses, and The Star.
For more information about Black History month which is celebrated in the city every October, go to www.southampton.gov.uk/living/commequalities/blackhistory
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RMS Titanic launched from Southampton in 1912 and never completed its journey across the Atlantic. Now its passengers and crew are remembered throughout the City.