Remains of the former Player's cigarette factory
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Remains of the former Player's cigarette factory
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 20 Apr 2015
A view along Player Street showing the remains of the former Player's cigarette factory. The white building, fronting Radford Boulevard, is the office block built 1965-7. Player’s original factory, No 1, designed by R C Sutton (1881-2), 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 (see Alan Murray-Rust’s Image]). Latterly it was part of The Student Lodge until being destroyed by fire on 30 March 2015. Only a quarter of the building was occupied as conversion work was still going on. Alan Murray-Rust’s Image] and Image] give an idea of the building before the fire. For an idea of Player's in its heyday, see http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/nottingham1906/nottingham16.htm .
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