Rusham Park
| Rusham Park | |
|---|---|
North Entrance | |
| Location | Egham, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51°24′58″N 0°32′42″W / 51.416°N 0.545°W |
| OS grid reference | TQ 00564 70069 |
| Built | c. 1900 |
Location of Rusham Park in Surrey | |
Rusham Park is an industrial site in Egham, Surrey, England. It was formally owned by Shell, Richardson Vicks, and Procter & Gamble. It is now owned by Royal Holloway University.[1] It was named after Rusham Farm.
The four-acre site consists of ten buildings built, giving it a collegiate look. It also contains gardens, green space and a multi-story carpark.
The university is pursuing an alternative-use redevelopment strategy.[2]
History
From 1956 through to about 1975, Shell Central Laboratories consolidated combustion research to Rusham Park. From 1960, this included a combustion laboratory, built by architects Walker Howard and Cranswick.[3]
Richardson Vicks International moved into the site circa 1980. Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals was also based on the site.
Procter & Gamble acquired RVI in Autumn 1985. During the time P&G owned it, it was called Egham Technical Centre, Rusham Park Technical Centre, London Innovation Centre, and Greater London Innovation Centre. In July 2015, P&G sold 43 of its beauty brands to Coty and Coty became a major tenant of the site.
Royal Holloway University
Royal Holloway acquired the site in July 2016, but leased it back to P&G and Coty.
References
- ^ Strudwick, Matt (18 July 2016). "Royal Holloway buys Procter & Gamble's Egham research centre". getsurrey. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Royal Holloway, University of London Rusham Park student village: overview" (PDF). royalholloway-estateplan.co.uk.
- ^ "Combustion Laboratory at Egham". The Engineer: 658–659. October 1960.