Statue of Ludwig Mond

Ludwig Mond was born in Germany but spent most of his working life in England.

He joined the alkali manufacturing business of John Hutchinson in Widnes (then in Lancashire, now in Cheshire).

[2] Another employee of Hutchinson was John Brunner, who had joined the company in 1861, and who became the manager of the office.

[4] By 1871 Mond had determined to build a factory to produce alkali by this process, and in this project he was joined by Brunner.

The decision to commission Lantéri to design the statue was probably influenced by Robert Mond, Ludwig's eldest son.

The statue was unveiled on 13 September 1913 by John Brunner in Winnington Park, in a position overlooking their works.

[12] The description in the National Heritage List for England states that the figure is "formidable but withdrawn, an unusually explicit and powerful interpretation of character".

[11] Following its unveiling, an article in the local press commented that it represented Mond "in characteristic attitude and dress and is a remarkably good likeness".

[8] There is a full-size copy of the statue outside the former works of the Mond Nickel Company (later Inco Europe) in Swansea.