The Winter of '47
The Winter of '47. A bakery in Manchester in February 1947. Snow has stopped the coal trains, and from Monday the 10th industry in the North West gets no…
No power for industry. No bread without units.
A bakery in Manchester in February 1947. Snow has stopped the coal trains, and from Monday the 10th industry in the North West gets no electricity and homes only between the cuts. Bread has been on the ration since July, the ovens want coke, and the mixers and the lights want power.
- Starts
- February 1947
- Length
- a year
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Scored on
- Still trading at the end
- Business
- Craft Bakery
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