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Leni writes:"In October 1960, I started work in the Sales Office that was accessed by the original stone built main entrance on Player Street. It took up the whole of the second floor and half of the first floor – the exact part that was destroyed by…

A photograph of Colin Fossey and Tom in the Primary Control Room at the Horizon factory.

Two men at work in the primary control room at the Horizon factory.

Photograph of Tony Wardle's desk in the primary control room within the Horizon factory.

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.

A 30-minute video in which former employees of John Player & Sons look back at their time working for the company. The video was produced as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership set up between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham City…

A booklet featuring memories and stories from former Player's employees. Additionally, it contains a history of John Player & Sons and information about what the John Player Advertising Archive holds.

The booklet was produced as part of a…

A group of workers with the last cigarettes made at No. 3 factory, standing by the packing machine.

A woman checking a tipping machine in the Secondary section.

A man and a woman sitting in an office testing cigarettes for their moisture level.