What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Sugar House Lane. In 1776 a Sugar House was established here, where raw sugar from the Americas was refined for resale. This was one of several businesses in Aberdeen which were involved in the trans-Atlantic trade of slave-produced goods. Sugar House Lane was eventually formed in the ground which once belonged to the Sugar House Company. Recorded plaque organisation: Aberdeen City Council.
The Sugar House in Aberdeen was a key site for refining raw sugar from the Americas, reflecting its involvement in the trans-Atlantic trade that relied on slave labor. The establishment and subsequent street named after it, Sugar House Lane, serve as reminders of Aberdeen's role in the historical trade of goods produced through slavery.
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