Alderley Park

Alderley Park
Alderley Park
Manchester Science Parks
	National Chemical Landmark at Alderley Park
	Location within Cheshire
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.