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in Hertfordshire, when his chauffeur missed the road in the darkness whilst travelling at high speed; Harmsworth was paralysed from the waist down for the rest of his life. He based the shape of the distinctive bulbous green Perrier bottle, which he designed, on the
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At the age of 27, when travelling in the south of France, Harmsworth met Dr Louis Perrier, a local doctor, who had bought a spring in 1898 in nearby
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Harmsworth's house, Les Bouillens, which was next to the Perrier factory, is now a museum about the Perrier brand. He also had houses at 7,
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The Perrier sparkling mineral water was a great success across the British Empire, and in 1905, Harmsworth received a
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to raise the funds. He closed the spa and focused on bottling the water, renaming the spring Source
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Springs and Bottled Waters of the World: Ancient History, Source, Occurrence, Quality and Use
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in France, designed its distinctive bulbous green bottle, and made it a huge success in the
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Philip E. LaMoreaux; Judy T. Tanner (6 December 2012).
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St John's Wood
Vergèze
Christ Church, Oxford
Perrier
Amalgamated Press
Alfred Harmsworth
Geraldine Mary Maffett
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Cecil Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth
Sir Leicester Harmsworth, 1st Baronet
Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth, 1st Baronet
Perrier
mineral water
British Empire
St John's Wood
Alfred Harmsworth
barrister
Geraldine Mary Maffett
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Cecil Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth
Sir Leicester Harmsworth, 1st Baronet
Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth, 1st Baronet
Christ Church, Oxford
Amalgamated Press
Sylvan Debating Club
Vergèze
Daily Mail

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