Man looking through a machine viewing window at DePuy Beeston, 2011

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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 reads ' DePuy, Thackray. Beeston. Leeds. 5th/12th August 2011, possibly referring to the DePuy Sythes R&D centre in Beeston.

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. It was taken over by the American company who moved production to China.

This image depicts a man wearing glasses, earbuds and a black DePuy uniform while looking into a machine through a viewing window. While the exact nature of the machine is not discernable, one can see water on the inside of the window. A warning notice is stuck to the machine, but it is blurry due to the main focus of the camera being the man and window.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.9.22

Collection

Ian Beesley