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Bittersweet - The Story of Hartley's Jam

Published on 20 June 2011

Bittersweet charts the story of the great preserves empire of Hartley's Jams and the extraordinary man at its heart.  It is of particular local interest to Colne as the factory was situated down in waterside and William Hartley built Hartley Hospital, Hartley homes alms houses and the Christiana Hartely Maternity hospital.  A fascinating story of a great philanthropist.

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