Two men playing snooker in the new Sports Club centre at the Mill Hill offices of John Laing and Son Ltd, soon after the centre's opening

Date:
11 May 1966
Location:
John Laing And Son Limited, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London Authority, NW7
Reference:
JLP01/08/073449
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

By 1966, membership of the Laing Sports Club had reached 2,500 throughout the country. A new Sports Club wing opened at John Laing and Son Ltd's offices at Mill Hill on 28th April 1966. The new centre had two floors which a billiards room, club rooms, sports shop, photographic studio, and offices. A coffee lounge, table tennis hall and TV lounge were separated by folding doors and could be converted into a large meeting hall. This photograph was published in the June 1966 edition of 'Team Spirit', the Laing employee newsletter.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Sports Centre, Leisure And Recreation, Laing Spirit, Sport