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 belle plantation. at its peak, nearly 300 slaves were forced to live and work here. after slavery was abolished, it was bought by a family who were close friends of the queen. she came to visit this place on her last trip 55 years ago. hi! good to see you! good to see you my brother,
and build barbados future. barbados to me is where my story begins. i was born in britain, my grandparents are from here, it is happy memories, it is the rum shops, it is the people, but everything that my grandparents showed me when i was growing up, seems to be changing. my grandad s story is typical of many barbadians, or bajans, 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.
my grandad s story is typical of many barbadians, or bajans, 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 belle plantation. at its peak, nearly 300 slaves were forced to live and work here. after slavery was abolished, it was bought by a family who were close friends of the queen.
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