Alderley Park | |
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Manchester Science Parks | |
![]() National Chemical Landmark at Alderley Park | |
Former names | ICI Pharmaceuticals Division, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca |
General information | |
Type | Science park, former ICI research centre |
Address | Nether Alderley, Cheshire, SK10 4TG |
Coordinates | 53°16′16″N 2°13′59″W / 53.271°N 2.233°W |
Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Completed | 1957 |
Inaugurated | 1957 |
Client | ICI Pharmaceuticals |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 21.5 hectares |
Alderley Park was a country estate at Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England, between Macclesfield and Knutsford. It was the residence of the Stanley family of Alderley from the 1500s. It became the headquarters of ICI Pharmaceuticals in the 1950s. It was purchased from AstraZeneca by Bruntwood in 2014. The site has an international reputation as a home for bio and life sciences.
The Alderley New Hall was constructed in brick with a stone facade for Baroness Maria and John, 7th Baronet (later 1st Baron) Stanley. Building started in 1818 on a site in the south of the park. In 1931, the house was severely damaged by fire and left empty for nearly twenty years until converted in 1950 by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) to serve as the base for their new pharmaceutical division. The gardens and some outbuildings have been preserved and many thousands of trees planted.