ICIands first chairman Sir Alfred Mond.

ICIs first chairman Sir Alfred Mond. As managing director of Brunner-Mond, with Lord McGowan of Nobel Industries, he organised the merger of Britains four largest chemical companies in 1926 to form ICI.

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geoff smith

I received information from a cousin recently of our family tree.As of 1901 my grandmother Edith Liddell was employed as a kitchen maid at Alfred monds residence at 66 lowndes square in the Chelsea District. Legend has it she may have reahed the position of Cook. I am curious to find out if there is any information you know about or can provide re Edith Liddell. My email address is Geoff153@lycos.com 16/01/2007 14:29:39

Graeme Stewart

The man himself, as eulogised by Melvyn Bragg in a BBC Radio 4 "In our Time" program, two weekends ago. Therein, it is revealed that Aldous Huxley was inspired to include the character Mustapha Mond in his 'Brave New World' after visiting the newly-opened and technologically-advanced Brunner and Mond plant at ICI, Billingham in 1931. The introduction to the most recent print of Brave New World states that Huxley was inspired to write the classic novel (wherein Mond figures as a character), by this Billingham visit.25/04/2009 17:10:46






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