Gardens · East of England
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory
In or near Datchet.
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Nigel Cox — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Slough · 1.8 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Pest Infestation Control Laboratory was a government-run laboratory in Slough during the Second World War and for some years after it, conducting research into food security.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The field station was first established in 1929 by the Imperial College of Science and Technology on the Hurworth Estate; it was the college's first such field station and was located one mile east of Slough. However, pest research had already gained the interest of the Empire Marketing Board, and in the late 1930s the Grain Infestation Survey Committee was set up. In 1938, Sir William Beveridge was asked by the British government to make preparations for securing food supplies in the case of war, and he asked for the help of Professor James Munro at Imperial College. Munro believed a significant problem was insect infestations in grain stores, which went unreported, and he recommended "an…
Architecture
The main site was at the Slough Biological Field Station, partly run by the Ministry of Food. The Infestation Control Division was built at Tolworth.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5030, -0.5702
- District
- Slough
- Parish
- Slough, unparished area
- Postcode
- SL3 7FD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Slough
- Established
- 1929
- Nearest railway station
- Slough — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q54817785 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pest Infestation Control Laboratory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SL3 7FD), in the parish of Slough, unparished area.
- What is Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- Pest Infestation Control Laboratory — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- The nearest railway station is Slough, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL3 7FD.
- When was Pest Infestation Control Laboratory built?
- Built or established in 1929.
- Who owns Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is owned by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
- Is Pest Infestation Control Laboratory a protected site?
- Yes — Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- The nearest railway station is Slough, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL3 7FD.