Horizon Factory Photograph
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
Graham Hall
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
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 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 from the 1955 Bonus Dance
Every year up until the mid-1970s, John Player & Sons gave its employees a money bonus in March. To mark this, a dance was thrown at the Astoria dancehall in Nottingham (this later became the Sherwood Rooms and is now Ocean nightclub).
This photograph is from the 1955 bonus dance and features, amongst others, Leslie and Sybil Briggs (née Simmonds). Leslie worked in No. 3 factory and Sybil worked in the offices. Sybil remembers that the female employees would talk about what they were going to wear to the dance for months in advance, and she would often buy a new dress for the occasion which she would have to pay off in monthly instalments.
Yvonne Dawson
1955
Horizon Factory Photograph
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
1985
Photograph of Primary Department
Three men processing tobacco. The tobacco is being moved up on a conveyor belt to the next stage in the cigarette making process.
P2242
1990-1995
Photograph of the Marketing and General Sales Unit
P2251
Photograph showing two women working on a machine. One woman is feeding promotional items for John Player Specials through a shrink wrap machine.
April 1987
Photograph of Drawing Office
Horizon drawing office, with staff working.
P2617
1983
Photograph of Cash Sales
Four women queue at window titled 'Cash Sales' at Horizon.
P2639
1985