Browse Collections (7 total)

Advertising and Promotions

Material relating to the advertising, brands and special promotions which John Player & Sons created.

Previous Work

Previous work carried out in relation to the John Player Advertising Archive.

Social and Sporting Life

Items relating to the provision of sporting and social facilities by John Player & Sons for its staff.

In 1906 the company built a recreation…

Starting Out

Extracts from oral histories related to how employees first came to work for John Player & Sons and the working roles they took on.

The Horizon Factory

Objects related to the Horizon Factory.

Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and…

The Radford Site

Photographs and objects relating to John Player & Sons' factories and premises in the Radford area of Nottingham.

John Player opened his first…

Working Life

Memories and objects relating to the various departments at John Player & Sons and working conditions at the factory site.