changing. my grandad s story is typical of many barbadians, or badians, as we are known. he moved to england as a young man, hoping to better himself. but what i didn t know is before he did, he worked on a sugar plantation. so this lane might not look like much, but it is special, because we are walking in my grandad s footsteps. and just around the corner is something that ties together the queen, britain, and my family. this is the bell plantation. at its peak, nearly 300 slaves were forced to live and work here, after slavery was abolished, it was ought by a family who were close