Nottingham Post published John Player's cigarette factory history

As the devastating fire which has ripped through a former John Player's cigarette factory in Radford continues to burn, we look back at the legacy of a worldwide business empire which began in 1860…He'd set up shop as a lace agent but it was the addition of tobacco to his stock for quick sales over the counter that brought John Player huge success and wealth.He came to Nottingham from Saffron Waldon in Essex, entering the tobacco trade in 1868 from his small shop in Beastmarket Hill.To...