Gardens · West Midlands
Winnington Laboratory
Winnington Laboratory — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Winnington Laboratory is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Winnington Laboratory was a former chemical laboratory at Winnington, near Northwich, in Cheshire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Winnington Works were built in 1874. The laboratory was set up by the ICI Alkali Division of Imperial Chemical Industries. The chemist Francis Arthur Freeth arrived in 1907, and became head of the laboratory. ICI was formed in 1926.
Architecture
The laboratory was off the A533 next to the River Weaver and south of Barnton, Cheshire. The nearby chemical works makes soda ash (sodium carbonate). 280 staff worked at the laboratory.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2687, -2.5327
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Northwich
- Postcode
- CW8 4DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Official site
- canalrivertrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q55637806 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winnington Laboratory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winnington Laboratory?
- Winnington Laboratory is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CW8 4DU), in the parish of Northwich.
- Who owns Winnington Laboratory?
- Winnington Laboratory is owned by ICI.
- How do I get to Winnington Laboratory?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CW8 4DU. It sits within the Mid Cheshire parliamentary constituency.