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Belfast had a number of tobacco factories which were among the largest employers in the city. Gallaher鈥檚 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鈥檚 Exchange.

Jonathan Bardon explores Belfast鈥檚 tobacco industry and how tobacco and cigarettes were essential for troops morale.

Location: Murray鈥檚 Exchange. BT12 5DR
Image: An advert for Golden Spangled Cigarettes
Image courtesy of Nigel Henderson