The rum distillery prided itself on being authentic, traditional, hand-crafted and all the rest. The sugar cane was cut in the fields by hand, trundled along a precarious railway line and then crushed by a waterwheel press. The boiling vats were stirred by hand and the finished rum was bottled by a machine brought to … Continue reading Rum Rails
Day: November 22, 2023
And Bert Played The Piano
It's Wednesday 12th May 1937 and the entire country is celebrating - it's the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Whilst most eyes were focussed on the grand events in London and the other big cities, The Stage decided to look at the entertainments provided for the good folk of Halifax on that … Continue reading And Bert Played The Piano
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