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Previous work carried out in relation to the John Player Advertising Archive.
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Player's Past
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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 Museums and Galleries. The partnership was about developing and using the John Player Advertising Archive. <br /><br /><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-A1CuaSqgPg" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe>
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2011
oral history
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working life
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Knowledge
Transfer
Partnerships
�John Player
Specials
A project exploring the John Player’s
Advertising Archive with former employees
�A Brief History of John Player & Sons
1877:
John Player takes over the Broad Marsh tobacco factory.
1877:
The Nottingham Castle trademark is registered.
1883:
The most familiar of all Player’s trademarks, the Sailor’s Head,
is registered.
1884:
John Player purchases a site in Radford and builds the No.1 factory.
1898:
There are 1000 workers in the Player’s factory. A 200-strong female
workforce of ‘Player’s Angels’ make up to 2000 cigarettes per
person per day.
1900:
Player’s Medium Navy Cut Cigarettes are introduced.
1901:
The Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland
Limited is formed. This is in response to attempts by American
tobacco manufacturers to purchase British firms and control the
international market.
1906:
Player’s recreation ground is opened.
1924:
The famous slogan ‘Player’s Please’ is introduced, originally as ‘Player’s
Will Please You’.
1932:
A new factory is built to cope with the company’s growth. This is named
No.2 Factory and is used solely for the manufacture of cigarettes.
1939:
A new Bonded Warehouse is built at Triumph Road and the No. 3
Factory is completed. These buildings help to accommodate a total
Nottingham workforce of 7,500.
1965:
Player’s No. 6 brand is launched. This was the most successful
cigarette of the time and by the end of the decade had captured 18% of
the UK market.
1971:
John Player Special brand is launched. Promotion of this brand, along
with others, helped John Player’s become synonymous with sporting
events such as motor racing and cricket.
1972:
Imperial Tobacco opens the £14 million Horizon factory on Lenton
Industrial Estate. Horizon attracted international interest and won
architectural awards.
1986:
The Hanson Trust complete a takeover of the Imperial Group.
1987:
Two out of the three original Player’s factories in Radford are
demolished, the other stands empty and is later sold.
1996:
The Imperial Tobacco Group regains its corporate independence.
�Player’s Advertising Archive Project
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries are working in partnership with The
University of Nottingham to improve access to the John Player’s advertising archive.
As participants of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme we will spend 21
months developing a magnificent collection that tells the history of an important
local firm.
The main aims of the project are to catalogue the collection and develop it as a
resource for all to explore. Over the next few years we will concentrate on making
objects available online, exhibiting material in our museums and giving you the
opportunity to engage with the collection through a programme of events.
Tailor-Made Sessions
Former employees who worked in various departments at Players from 1953 to
2005, talked to us about their work.
Over a series of sessions the group helped us research the archive and learn more
about life working for the company. They have talked to us about topics including
their recruitment, their daily routines and the friendships they formed. As well as
working together each member has been interviewed on audio tape, leaving us with
a record that we can add to the collection.
This booklet is made up of their stories using their words. We are extremely grateful
to them all for their time and contributions.
Group Session, with Former Employees
Images of John Player’s are reproduced by the kind permission of Imperial Tobacco
Limited, England.
For further information please contact Maria Erskine, Keeper of Community History,
Museum of Nottingham Life
Tel: 0115 9153602 email maria.erskine@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
�The john player’s specials
Paul Bloomer was PR photographer
in the John Player’s Public Relations
department between 1963 and
1989. Paul was responsible for
photographing Player’s events and
his photographs were used in the
employee magazines Navy Cuttings
and Player’s Post.
Phil Bradley worked as a mate and
a driver all over the country for John
Player and Sons. Phil was based at
the Leenside garage for the Traffic
and Despatch departments during his
employment from 1961 until 1987.
Carole Dowsing began as
a laboratory assistant in the
laboratories at John Player and
Sons, Nottingham, in 1963. Her
journey through the company
took her to Churchman’s, Ipswich,
and back to Nottingham again to
become Senior Scientist for Quality
Assurance until 1996.
David Dowsing began working
part-time in the lifts and stores at
Churchman’s, Ipswich in 1967. He
took full-time employment soon
after and worked in the Packing
and Making departments there until
he moved to the stores at Player’s,
Nottingham, in 1990 where he
worked until 2005.
Janette Haigh began working
for John Player and Sons as a
messenger girl delivering mail
throughout all of the Radford
factories in 1953. She then moved to
work as a typist in the Sales Offices
until she left the company in 1960.
Graham Hall was a member of the
John Player and Sons sales force
from 1967 until 2004. Graham
worked across the whole country
from West Cornwall to Northern
Scotland as he progressed through
the company to become National
Account Manager.
Les Revill travelled the UK as a
mate and a driver for John Player’s
between 1955 and 1990. Les was
based in the Radford and Leenside
garages during his time in the
Transport department.
Meryl Richardson worked as a
secretary and receptionist in the
Marketing and Public Relations head
offices at John Player and Sons
between 1964 and 1970.
Roy Walker worked as a Commercial
Artist, Design Artist, Designer,
Assistant Design Manager and finally
Design and Exhibitions Manager for
the in-house design studio at John
Player’s between 1953 and 1978.
Elaine Stenson’s role was to facilitate
the Tailor-Made reminiscence
workshops. Elaine welcomed the
opportunity to work with a group of
people with such a diversity of roles
and responsibilities. Her favourite
part of the project was when the
group brought in their own treasured
objects and photographs and shared
their special memories.
�Clockwise from left to right (back row): Roy Walker, Elaine Stenson, Paul
Bloomer, David Dowsing, Les Revill, Carole Dowsing, Phil Bradley, Janette
Haigh, Meryl Richardson and Graham Hall.
�The Collection
The archive was preserved by Imperial
Tobacco as it forms a continuous
history of the firm and its activities. The
company used material from it to mount
displays, assist research and supply
material to the media. In 1973 they
appointed the company’s first archivist,
gathered all their material together
and stored it on the top floor of the
Sherwood Rise depot.
When this building was to be
demolished the firm approached the
City and County councils to see if it
could be transferred. It was agreed the
business records would be maintained
by Nottinghamshire Archives and the
rest of the material would come to
the Museum Service. Originally the
collection was on loan but in 2001, to
celebrate the company’s centenary, it
was donated to the museum.
The collection is made up of a wide
range of material. Some of the
highlights are listed here.
employee portraits and images of
production overseas.
Show Cards and
Counter Cards
These were used as advertising
material in shops and at promotional
events. The earliest we have is pictured
here and is from the 1880s. Our
collection runs up until the 1970s and
contains many unique images.
Photographs
3d Signs and
Display Aids
We estimate there to be at least 2,000
photographs in the collection. These
include images of the factory floor,
exteriors of buildings, publicity events,
These include glass, plastic and metal
signs that were used outside shops.
We also have display stands, vending
machines and cigarette dispensers.
�Promotional Items
There is a range of objects that promote
different brands. Among this collection
are ashtrays, books and ceramic jugs.
Some of these were given away as
prizes or gifts.
Packaging
This is one of the largest areas of the
collection. We have examples of many
of the cigarette packets and tobacco
tins that were designed and went into
production. We even have examples
of the foils that were used to line the
interiors.
Original Artwork
This section consists of hand drawn
examples that illustrate the creative
work undertaken by the design
department. We have drafts of early
adverts, storyboards and designs for
the livery of vehicles.
Publications
There is a full set of Navy Cuttings,
along with copies of its replacement
Player’s Post. Other publications in the
collection include tobacco trade journals
and company histories.
�Player’s Please
by Carole Dowsing
•
What would I have done in life
If back in ‘63
I had not decided to
Be a Player’s employee
Several years later
I took career chances
Into Quality Assurance
Travelling round the Branches
They need people in the lab
My friend, Sue told me
I applied and got the job
In the Laboratory
The Lab gang were always
Going out and about
Pub Olympics, skating
And it’s a knockout
A friendly group, in the Lab
The social life was great
Birthdays, weddings, births
We would all celebrate
Real Ale trips and skiing
Bowling and walks
One big happy family
Friendly meals and talks
Lab tests were varied
Precision every day
A good day’s work
For a good day’s pay
I spent 3 years in Ipswich
In the cigar laboratory
I met a man named David
He worked in the factory
The Athletic Club was great
Hockey was my passion
I also played tennis
After a fashion
We returned to Notts
And the social connection
We enjoyed life and
Joined the Bowls section
During the summer
It was athletics for me
Running, jumping, throwing
A good opportunity
•
�Working Life at
John Player’s
I went to the studio for a test, a drawing
test, and I remember it very, very vividly.
It was a Friday at about five o’clock
and Player’s at that time were using a
slogan, “Player’s Please”, which was
a script, and Bill Grout asked me if I
could draw this. I said “yes” with some
trepidation. Anyway, I started and I’d
just done the first curve of the capital
P of Player’s, which was about twenty
past five. He came over and said “You’ll
do”, because obviously it was knocking
off time. So they asked me to present
myself again for work on the 3rd
November 1953.
After being introduced to other people
in the department, I was exposed to
some of the basic tests. ‘Cuts per inch’,
measuring tobacco strands under the
microscope, pressure drop of cigarettes
to measure how tightly packed filter
rods were. Number of pinholes in foil
samples in a dark room on a light
cabinet – that was fun. I met more
people at the breaks and over lunch
played cards. I loved that first day and
knew I was going to feel at home with
laboratory work.
Carole
Roy
left: Design Studio.
right: Laboratories
�Gradually, they cut out the public
relations agency who were based at
Loughborough and did all the work
internally, and John Player’s PR people
said to me ‘Will you come and work
for us direct?’ and I didn’t need asking
twice. That would be in the early 70s
when the Horizon factory was up and
running and in full production.
factory work. Very nice in the summer
time, not so good in the wintertime.
Phil
Despatch Department
Paul
I was so happy there, I loved it right
from day one, I soon had very good role
models in my life and saw people in the
offices who I admired.
Janette
I moved on to the transport department,
and that was very interesting. That was
where I wanted to be on the transport
– I really enjoyed being out on the
road, up and down around the country,
I enjoyed it on the local vehicles, inter-
Canteen
Office Work
�Factory Floor
I went to work on the bus, all the
buses were crammed with Player’s
employees, they all hurried towards
the various factories. On arrival in the
lab we would all chat in the cloakroom,
then don our lab coats and check the
rota. Some tests were carried out by
one person, in which case you would
organise your own work; other tests
were done in pairs so you had to be a
team player.
Carole
It was very noticeable that we were
part of a team, and everyone was so
friendly but we were there, all there to
promote the name of John Player and
Sons. It was more like a family, we saw
each other outside of work, and when
you went to the canteen you knew
practically everyone who was there.
Meryl
It was wonderful to have an in-house
training school facility in the 1950s, it
was very forward thinking in terms of
staff training.
Janette
When we saw each other in the working
environment at John Player’s, it was
a raise of the hand, “Good morning”,
“How are you?”, “What you been doing
today?”, sort of thing. I’d even meet
them in supermarkets and things and I
remember my youngest daughter would
often say to me when we were going
round doing the shopping on Friday and
someone says “Oh, hello Paul” and my
daughter would mumble at the side of
her face - “Oh, I bet they work at John
Player’s as well!”.
Paul
�Packing
orders
It was the people, it was like one happy
family. We all worked, no one skived or
anything, you all had to put your ALL
into it.
Despatc
h
again, and thoroughly enjoyed
my 37 years. What more can I say?
Meryl
Graham
I did 37 years with the company,
which I have to say I thoroughly
enjoyed and moved from Lands End
to John O’Groats effectively. I joined
in Cornwall, ended up moving to
Gloucestershire, from Gloucestershire
up to Perth covering the northern half
of Scotland including Shetland and
Orkney and then in 1984 moved back
into the Head Office block at John
Player and Sons in the Boulevard. So
really I’ve gone from one end of the
country to the other, and half-way back
I am still in touch with a lot of people I
met at Players…Special people, special
memories.
Carole
We were in the right place at the right
time, we had the best years working for
the company, it was a pleasure to go to
work, the years went past so fast but
I’ve never ever, and never will, regret
working for John Player’s. They were
the happiest years of my life.
Les
Traffic Depot
�John Player’s Promotions
A cross section of employees were
invited to attend the John Player Special
launch. I was one of the lucky ones. We
caught the train, First Class, to London.
Peter Roper, the Branch Chemist, was
in our group. Our destination was the
Mayfair Hotel where we enjoyed a
grand lunch.
We then attended a staged presentation,
introducing the new brand in a glossy
black packet bearing a gold JPS logo.
Back in the bar, we toasted the launch
with Black Velvets (champagne and
stout), served in stemmed glasses with
gold JPS logo.
A very enjoyable day and a privilege to
be invited.
I was well into my Player’s career
by the time they launched a product
called Players No.6, which was a
cigarette with a gift coupon. I then
was the interior design exhibition
manager and I had seven designers,
window dressers and exhibition
people in my group. When we
launched the catalogue we needed
showrooms to show the public. We
had one in Nottingham which was
the old Windsor cinema and then one
on Oxford Circus. Every August the
1st they launched a new catalogue,
which meant a whole load of new
gifts which had to be catalogued
and arranged.
Carole
Roy
No.6 Promotion
�“Player’s Please”
– no, thank you – a tarnished ideal
In 1953 aged 15 years I left secondary modern school on a Friday
and commenced working in Player’s offices the following Monday.
We all lived in a different world compared with how we live today.
John Player and Sons was the number one employer and it was
considered to be a well paid job for the whole of your working life.
To work there carried prestige.
I was so happy – firstly working in the Secretariat as a messenger
girl delivering post and mail to every department and factory.
My second role was attached to the Sales Office working on
an addressograph machine which was fed with metal plates of
addresses of every customer – we had to clean the plates with
carbon tetrachloride which made one feel drowsy. My third and final
last position was in the Sales Office typing orders on a sensomatic
machine which incorporated an adding machine. I started to smoke
aged 18 years when given free cigarettes.
In 1960 I left my employment with Player’s for a better paid position
and a new career. Since then I have worked in several different
professions and I can say that working at Player’s was the happiest
time of my life. The camaraderie, the long-standing friendships,
the professionalism, the facilities, athletic club, social life, clubs,
restaurants - we had it all. We were looked after very well - in all a
marvellous model of an exemplary working environment.
However
Now, with experience and knowledge, I have regrets in relation
to the ‘product’ which I feel may have precipitated some of the
health problems from which I now suffer. Evidence has now shown
cigarette smoking causes cancer and other respiratory problems.
It was known by various governments about the health risks. We
were not aware of the dangers.
Smoking created addicts and the money gained from the addiction
paid to make an exceptional working environment. “IGNORANCE
IS BLISS – IT IS A FOLLY TO BE WISE.”
Janette
�Top left: Office Football Club, Left: Hockey Club,
Back: Athletic Club
Sporting Times at Player’s
You could participate in any sport you
wished to. I was in the netball team and
I used to play tennis, I adored that part
of it.
Janette
My favourite sporting time has got to be
the annual Tobacco Trades seven a side
Hockey tournament at Crystal Palace.
We travelled by coach on the Saturday
and had a wild night in London, then
played very competitive hockey all day
Sunday. We played against Imperial,
Gallahers, Wills, Churchman’s and
other tobacco companies. We often won
the tournament, even after the night in
London - a great weekend.
Carole
The social club played a large part
[in terms of social life] in as much as
I would take my wife to the Club, pick
up three more girls, who were playing
hockey, travel out to outlying districts. I
would drop them off, then I would spend
an hour having a look around the area,
then return the girls to the club at Aspley
Lane at the end of the Saturday evening.
Thus I was learning about the area, plus
I was learning about the people, and it
was fantastic, and I really enjoyed that.
David
The athletic club was absolutely
marvellous.
Janette
�Social Life at John Player’s
My favourite annual event I think
would be the Tea Party. They had it on
the recreation ground in a marquee
and over the years that marquee got
bigger and bigger. So, they were good
events and I was meeting people from
way-back – I never knew them in their
working life there – because they’d
been retired 10 or 15 years but then
there were people who’d only just
retired where I knew the faces, knew
the names. There’s lots of stories to tell.
I was quite amazed that they always
made a fuss of the oldest man or the
oldest lady that was there. It was either
a lady or a man, up in the nineties, and
still lively “Oh, I smoke 20-a-day still”
and all this sort of thing. It really made a
super day for me.
Paul
A day that sticks in my mind is always
gala and family day where the whole
factory would come together at the
local sports club. You would just enjoy
one another’s company, one another’s
families, until the evening when there
would be a dance and we’d probably be
turned out about 11.30.
David
I would think the favourite event for
me and a lot of others working at
Player’s was the ‘Player’s Bonus’ that
was normally paid in March and it
was almost like winning the pools. My
memory of it was getting what was in
the day brand new five pound notes,
the white ones all crisp and new. It often
paid for holidays or you could save it up
to buy a car. The company in the bonus
payment always had a ‘Bonus Dance’;
we used to get dressed up for that and
go into town and have a good evening.
Les
The favourite annual event that I used
to go to was the Bonus Dance, this
was really good. Everyone had just
had their bonus so you could splash
out on a new dress and new shoes
and everything. There was always a
Miss Player contest and one particular
year Miss Player from Stirling came to
Nottingham. She stayed at my mum
and dad’s with me and I took her round
Nottingham showing her the sights. I
took her to the dance in the evening
and she was one of the Player girls.
She didn’t actually win, but she was a
lovely girl and we had a lovely time.
Meryl
I also remember going on the annual
outings, we used to go in coaches to
Blackpool and various other places, and
it was so lovely because at that time of
course we didn’t go abroad for holidays
and you had to save up. We all had
the opportunity of being together at the
seaside and having lots of fun. It was
really super and I’m so pleased that I
went through all those experiences.
Janette
�Miss Player Competition
�Christmas at Player’s
Probably the most memorable thing for
me, being associated with Players, is
not only the fulfilment and enjoyment
of meeting the other people, but the
meeting of my wife. As a lad from
Ipswich I can remember chasing round
the factory trying to keep up with this
girl that I’d seen from Nottingham...
In the early days each factory had
a Christmas concert and that was
almost semi professional. The joiners,
engineers, design studio helped with
the stages. Each factory put on a show
for staff and directors and then you go
through different routines.
Almost three years later we were both
made redundant in Ipswich and so
we travelled to Nottingham and this is
when I started work at Horizon and she
returned to her job in the laboratory. I
really enjoyed this session, she played
hockey and she worked in the lab, the
lab employees were one of the last
units that actually made events work.
We had ice skating nights, we had
walks, we had brewery trips, beer trips
on buses, all sorts of events – games
nights, treasure hunts, all sorts of
things.
At Christmas we would all go to the
local pub at lunchtime. It was so busy
The Pheasant on Prospect Street would
run out of glasses.
David
Phil
Roy
Roy
There would be departmental dinner
and dances at the Elizabethan Rooms
and the Bonus Dances at the Sherwood
Rooms. Christmas concerts in the
factory canteens. I remember as a
child going to a Christmas panto at St.
Peter’s church hall. Weekend coach
or rail trips would be organised by
someone in your department.
�John Player & his Sons
John Player
Born 1839 - Died 1884
John Dane Player
Born 1864 - Died 1949
John Player was born in Saffron
Walden, Essex, on the 10th of August
1839 to parents John and Sophia
Player, his father was an attorney.
John had three older siblings: Samuel,
Sophia and Elizabeth, and a younger
brother Joseph.
In the early 1860s John came to
Nottingham and worked as a draper’s
clerk for a Mr Robert Dickinson at 42
Long Row. In 1862 John Player married
Mrs Ann Whiteley in the Shoreditch
district of London. John and Ann’s first
son John Dane Player was born two
years later, and in 1866 his brother
William Goodacre was born.
The 1871 census lists John’s
occupation as a tobacconist, employing
one man and three boys. In 1877 he
bought the tobacco factory of William
Wright in Broad Marsh. By the 1881
census his occupation is given as a
tobacco manufacturer employing 80
persons and he is registered as living
at 13 Park Valley. The same year he
purchased land in Radford and built
William Goodacre Player
Born 1866 - Died 1959
three factories on the site. The Castle
Tobacco Factory opened in 1884 in one
factory while the other two were rented
out to lace manufacturers. However, by
1900 all three factories were producing
tobacco products.
John Player died on the 9th of
December 1884 and was buried in the
General Cemetery. His business was
then run by a small group of family
friends for the next nine years until John
Dane and William Goodacre took over
the running of the firm in 1893.
John Dane and William Goodacre
Player managed their father’s business
until their retirement in 1932. During
and after their tenure both sons gave
generously to charities, hospitals and
local organisations in and around
Nottingham, the total of which will never
be known as they shunned any publicity
for their philanthropy.
This information was researched
by Phil, using resources at the
Nottinghamshire Archives.
�
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Previous work carried out in relation to the John Player Advertising Archive.
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John Player Specials
Description
An account of the resource
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 Knowledge Transfer Partnership set up between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Museums and Galleries. The partnership was about developing and using the John Player Advertising Archive.
oral history
working life
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Horizon Factory
Description
An account of the resource
Objects related to the Horizon Factory.
Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and occupied a 45-acre sight. It had a state-of-the-art energy system, which used North Sea gas, and had its own bank, shops and canteen. By 1974, the factory was producing 100 million cigarettes a day.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Description
An account of the resource
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1985
Title
A name given to the resource
Horizon Factory Photograph
Creator
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Graham Hall
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Title
A name given to the resource
Starting Out
Description
An account of the resource
Extracts from oral histories related to how employees first came to work for John Player & Sons and the working roles they took on.
Oral History
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Title
A name given to the resource
Carol Wilson on how she came to work at John Player & Sons
Description
An account of the resource
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Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
8 March 2013
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Horizon Factory
Description
An account of the resource
Objects related to the Horizon Factory.
Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and occupied a 45-acre sight. It had a state-of-the-art energy system, which used North Sea gas, and had its own bank, shops and canteen. By 1974, the factory was producing 100 million cigarettes a day.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Horizon Factory Photograph
Description
An account of the resource
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1985
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Horizon Factory
Description
An account of the resource
Objects related to the Horizon Factory.
Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and occupied a 45-acre sight. It had a state-of-the-art energy system, which used North Sea gas, and had its own bank, shops and canteen. By 1974, the factory was producing 100 million cigarettes a day.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cigarette Packing Machine Operator
Description
An account of the resource
A female employee of John Player & Sons operates a packing machine in the Horizon factory.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Between 1972-1979
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Starting Out
Description
An account of the resource
Extracts from oral histories related to how employees first came to work for John Player & Sons and the working roles they took on.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Steve Wilson on his role as a Trainee
Description
An account of the resource
An extract from an oral history with Steve Wilson in which he describes his time as a trainee at John Player & Sons. Steve started out working in the Sales and Marketing department, helping with special promotions for the John Player Special and Player's No. 6 brands.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/252609225%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-5Sn3c&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
8 March 2013
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Horizon Factory
Description
An account of the resource
Objects related to the Horizon Factory.
Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and occupied a 45-acre sight. It had a state-of-the-art energy system, which used North Sea gas, and had its own bank, shops and canteen. By 1974, the factory was producing 100 million cigarettes a day.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Description
An account of the resource
Three men processing tobacco. The tobacco is being moved up on a conveyor belt to the next stage in the cigarette making process.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1990-1995
Title
A name given to the resource
Photograph of Primary Department
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
P2242
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Radford Site
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs and objects relating to John Player & Sons' factories and premises in the Radford area of Nottingham.
John Player opened his first factory in the Radford area in 1884, with more factories being built at the site in the 1920s and 1930s.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Photograph from the Closure of No. 3 Factory
Description
An account of the resource
A group of workers with the last cigarettes made at No. 3 factory, standing by the packing machine.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
P2300
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1984
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Horizon Factory
Description
An account of the resource
Objects related to the Horizon Factory.
Opened in 1972 and costing £14 million, the factory was positioned in the Lenton area of Nottingham and occupied a 45-acre sight. It had a state-of-the-art energy system, which used North Sea gas, and had its own bank, shops and canteen. By 1974, the factory was producing 100 million cigarettes a day.
Photograph
Still images.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Photograph of Tipping Machine
Description
An account of the resource
A woman checking a tipping machine in the Secondary section.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
P2232
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1990-1995
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working life