Entrance to the former Verdley Place Research Station
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Entrance to the former Verdley Place Research Station
Image: © Dave Spicer Taken: 2 Jul 2011
The Victorian house was bought in 1945 by ICI and soon became a national centre for fruit growing expertise. From 1959 to 1975 it was ICI headquarters and when under the banner of ICI Agrochemicals in 1986, Margaret Thatcher unveiled a new conference centre. After several mergers the company left the site in 2001 and was sold to become residential housing.
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Image Location
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51.039566
Longitude
-0.711131