Knee Fitting sign at DePuy Beeston, 2011

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Geolocation data

DePuy Synthes, St Anthony's Rd, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8DT, United Kingdom (53°46′12″N, 1°34′11″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. A label on the back of the folder in which they are stored reads 'De Puy, Thackray Beeston Leeds 5th August 2011', possibly referring to the DePuy Sythes R&D centre in Beeston.

Though some other objects (mostly bits of machinery) are visible through the window, the main focus of the picture is on a sign reading 'Knee Fitting'. The then logo for DePuy and its affiliation as a Johnson and Johnson company is listed in one corner. There is something else in the opposite corner but it is illegible. The old logo features a red dot, which was the main logo of the company until it acquired Synthes in 2012.

This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.2.17

Collection

Ian Beesley