Man working on a Quadra-chek machine at DePuy, Beeston

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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. 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 DePuy who moved production to China.

This image depicts a man working with a machine by fitting a large circular piece of paper to a frame. A piece of paper in the top corner reads ''Please file all drawings away after use. Do not leave them on the work racks. Thank you." while another on the other side reads "Have you SWITCHED OFF. Think! SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY. CLIMATE CARE". The interface on the side reads Quadra-chek 100 and displays an x coordinate of 0.4535 and a y coordinate of 0.0731.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.21.20A

Collection

Ian Beesley