6-590: The Winnington Laboratory was a former chemical laboratory at Winnington , near Northwich , in Cheshire , England. 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. On 24 March 1933 two scientists conducted an experiment that produced polythene ( polyethylene ). Benzaldehyde
12-540: A new community environment with the potential for a school and leisure facilities. Winnington is home to Winnington Park Rugby Football Club that fields both a rugby union and rugby league team. Also in Winnington is the Jubilee field (so named when it was given to the people of Northwich by Brunner Mond on their 50th anniversary in 1923), the playing fields are home to Winnington Avenue Football Club, with age groups in
18-410: Is created. Polythene , the material used in many plastic items (e.g. plastic bags), was first made at the chemical works by Reginald O. Gibson and Eric W. Fawcett in 1933, during an experiment that 'went wrong'. Most residents in Winnington were employed by ICI ( Imperial Chemical Industries ); however, many people now work in the town centre, with Brunner Mond still employing hundreds of people. Most of
24-600: The houses built closer to the ICI plant were built by the company to house their workers. Winnington also has a combined heat and power station, providing electricity for Brunner Mond. The Anderton Boat Lift , which lifts boats from the River Weaver navigation to the canal, is nearby. Winnington Village is a new development consisting of a range of family homes. Developers including Barratt Developments , Taylor Wimpey , Morris and Wilson Homes ( Wilson Bowden ) are looking to build
30-576: 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. Winnington Winnington is a ward and northwestern suburb of the town of Northwich , in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire , England. Winnington is the home to Brunner Mond UK chemical works, where soda ash
36-459: Was reacted with ethene ( ethylene ) at 2,000 atmospheres pressure. Sir Michael Perrin worked with this group of scientists from October 1933 until 1938. In December 1935 he conducted an experiment that allowed polythene to be created. Polythene is the world's most widespread plastic . In 1958, manufacture of polythene was moved to ICI's plant in Hertfordshire (ICI Plastics). The laboratory
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