Belfast: Tobacco for the Troops
Belfast had a number of tobacco factories which were among the largest employers in the city. Gallaher’s huge factory in York Street was at one time the biggest tobacco factory in the world.
At the bottom of Sandy Row lies the building of Murray, Sons and Company, a former tobacco factory, it now houses numerous other businesses and is called Murray’s Exchange.
Jonathan Bardon explores Belfast’s tobacco industry and how tobacco and cigarettes were essential for troops morale.
Location: Murray’s Exchange. BT12 5DR
Image: An advert for Golden Spangled Cigarettes
Image courtesy of Nigel Henderson
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