An elevated view looking towards the tablet factory, known as Building D95, at the Boots factory, with the roof of Building D6 in the foreground

Date:
1 Jul 1975
Location:
Boots Factory, Building D95, Beeston, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire
Reference:
JLP01/09/752582
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In May 1973 Laing announced a £3.6 million contract to build a new tablet factory covering a five acre plot at Boots' site in Beeston. The factory was built in 1974/75, during which time the company worked through the three-day week and a shortage of steel - the original timeframe was therefore extended by six months. When the project was completed in 1975, it was published as being worth £4 million. The building had a roof with a single pitch and contained 103 rooms on the ground floor, with a suspended service floor above supported by steel beams.

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: JLP01/09 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives 1974-1994; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Factory