Minton Jar Produced for Horizon's Opening
A photograph of a Minton jar made for the opening of John Player & Sons' Horizon factory. Specially designed and made for the occasion by the Royal Doulton Tableware Group. Each employee received one on the opening of Horizon in November 1972.
The jar is white with the Horizon symbol repeated in gold around the rim of the jar.
Tony Lowe
1972
Steve Needham on Player's Sporting Facilities
Steve describes the sports facilities and sports played by Player's employees at the Rec, the recreation ground provided and maintained by John Player & Sons.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/261160863%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-gmJJr&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
26 August 2015
Steve Needham on Working at Player's and Playing Football
Steve Needham describes how he worked at Player's whilst playing football for Nottingham Forest and Notts County football clubs in the late 1960s. Later in his life, playing for Player's sides allowed him to rediscover his love for football after having left club football behind.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/261160552%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-7LVyQ&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
26 August 2015
Horizon Special Issue of Player's Post
Player's Post, the staff newspaper of John Player & Sons, ran a special issue in April 1969 in which the company unveiled plans for the new Horizon factory to be built in the Lenton area of Nottingham. The issue revealed the facilities the new factory would offer workers, the company's plan for double-day shift work, and gives an insight into how the factory was designed.
24 April 1969
Player's Post, February 1968
An article from Player's Post about Moira Middleton, a competitive ice skater, and her then fiancée Tony Wardle, both of whom were working at John Player & Sons.
February 1968
Photograph of the Electronics Section
A photograph of Tom Keatley, Mick Clifford, Tony Wardle, Frank Booth, Neville Wildgoose and Les Bacon at work in the electronics section at the Radford site.
Tony Wardle
Photograph of Primary Control Room
Photograph of Tony Wardle's desk in the primary control room within the Horizon factory.
Tony Wardle
September 1985
Photograph of Primary Control Room
Two men at work in the primary control room at the Horizon factory.
Tony Wardle
September 1985
Photograph of the Primary Control Room
A photograph of Colin Fossey and Tom in the Primary Control Room at the Horizon factory.
Tony Wardle
September 1985
Doreen Claxton on a Woman's Opportunities at Player's
Doreen Claxton remembers her time working as a member of staff at John Player & Sons, reflecting upon how her gender impacted upon her working life.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/259707048%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-JIFm7&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
7 February 2013