Monument record 15064 - Statue of Ludwig Mond, Winnington

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1139114 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Grade II Listed statue, 1912 by E Lanteri. Bronze, on polished granite plinth. Life size; luxuriant beard and moustache; stick in right hand, papers behind back in left hand; long heavy overcoat; wide floppy brim of hat pulled down over eyes. Formidable but withdrawn, an unusually explicit and powerful interpretation of character.

Inscribed LUDWIG MOND FRS LLD BORN MARCH 7TH 1839 DIED DECEMBER 11 1909: ED LANTERI 1912.

Placed on forecourt of ICI Research Laboratory symmetrically with statue of Sir John Brunner (q.v.).

<2> AOC Archaeology Group, 2019, Mond and Brunner Statues, Winnington: Heritage Assessment - Listed Building Consent, R4407 (Client Report). SCH8838.

A heritage assessment was produced in 2019 to inform applications for Listed Building Consent to remove and relocate two Grade II Listed statues currently located outside Mond House, Winnington. The two statues are of Sir John Brunner (List No. 1161131) and Ludwig Mond (List No. 1139114).

The statue of Ludwig Mond, constructed in 1912, was originally located in Winnington Park; it was moved to the Research Laboratory, Winnington Works, in the late 1920s. In 1995, it was again relocated, along with a statue of Sir John Brunner, to their present position, in front of Mond House, the headquarters of the Brunner-Mond Works company.

The Brunner-Mond Works at Winnington were developed in the 1870s following the purchase of the Winnington Estate by John Brunner and Ludwig Mond in 1873. The Brunner-Mond Works were used for the production of soda for the ammonia-soda process required for producing an alkali which was a method considered to be less environmentally harmful than earlier methods. The Brunner and Mond families moved into Winnington Hall (List No. 1310245) in 1873. By 1892 the company had become the largest producer of soda in the world.

<3> AOC Archaeology Group, 2019, Condition report on Mond and Brunner Statues at Mond House, Winnington, R4408 (Client Report). SCH8839.

As part of the Heritage Assessment undertaken in 2019 (see source 2), a condition survey was undertaken of the two statues of Sir John Brunner and Ludwig Mond which are proposed for relocation. The report provides a condition record of the statues, documenting any condition problems, areas of deterioration or weakness. It also provides a baseline record prior to further anticipated works, which include dismantling and transport to storage. The overall condition of the statue of Ludwig Mond was considered to be good taking into account the age and location of the statue in the vicinity of a chemical processing plant.