The Victorian house was bought in 1945 by ICI and soon became a national centre for fruit growing expertise. From 1959 to 1975 it was ICI headquarters and when under the banner of ICI Agrochemicals in 1986, Margaret Thatcher unveiled a new conference centre.
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