The former Player's cigarette factory after the fire
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The former Player's cigarette factory after the fire
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 20 Apr 2015
The former Player's No 1 Factory on Player Street, now part of The Student Lodge, was destroyed by fire on 30 March 2015. This is a view from Norton Street towards Radford Boulevard. The white building is the offices built for Player's in the late 1960s. “Radford House, Player’s former offices, by McMorran & Whitby (1965-7) is weatherboarded, with neo-colonial C18 sashes and columned entrance (condemned as 'superficial' by the City Architect David Jenkin)” (Elain Harwood in the Pevsner Architectural Guide to the city). To the right are the remains of the adapted Victorian factory designed by R C Sutton (1881-2), which was four storeys high and 387ft/119m by 38ft/12m. Until 1902 it was shared with lace manufacturers. After Player’s moved to a new factory it became Player’s Court, housing various businesses, before becoming student accommodation.
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