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Gatehouse Watermarked.jpg
View of Horizon gatehouse, with a car waiting for the barrier to be lifted.

Print Room Watermarked.jpg
Three workers standing and doing printing work on individual machines at Horizon. A lady can be seen at her desk, in the background. Notes on the back of the photograph name them as (from left to right) Jason Price, Jack Eaton, Tresa Bates and Lesley…

F1 Car Radford Visit Watermarked.jpg
Racing car branded with the JPS logo on the front and sides. "TISSOT // QUARTZ // 11" appears on the car. Workers are standing in the grounds of the No. 3 Factory dispatch docks looking at the car.

John Player & Sons sponsored the Formula One…

Regional Watermarked.jpg
Two men holding several ceremonial keys between them. Notes on the reverse of the photograph identify the men as John Maitland and Peter Hutchinson.

Dispatch Watermarked.jpg
Photograph showing Superkings and Embassy lorries outside the Horizon factory depot.

Joan Booth Watermarked.jpg
A female worker is surrounded by picture cards which are being sent out to customers who are collecting sets. The reverse of the photograph identifies her as Joan Booth.

Factory Floor Watermarked.jpg
Photograph showing a factory floor production line of 'Gold Leaf' tobacco boxes. A male supervisor can be seen inspecting the women at work.

Aspley Lane Hockey Watermarked.jpg
A group of women playing field hockey at the company's recreation ground situated at Aspley Lane.

Player's provided sports facilities for its workers at a site at Aspley Lane. Built in 1906, the Recreation Ground, or the Rec as it was known, was a…

No 2 Factory Watermarked.jpg
Exterior view of No. 2 Factory on Radford Boulevard. Work was completed in 1932 and the building measured 250,000 square foot.The factory continued to produce cigarettes until the 1970s, when Player's moved production to its new Horizon factory.

John Player Showroom Watermarked.jpg
The showroom housed products that could be collected through coupons available in packets of Player's cigarettes. The Nottingham showroom was on Hartley Road in Radford.

The photograph shows the showroom at Christmas time.
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