Today we visited the village of Port Sunlight, situated on the Wirral, Cheshire. The village first dates back to 1888 and was built by William Hesketh Lever for the employers of Lever Brothers. His factory made the infamous brand of soap, Sunlight, which he named the village after.
Port Sunlight is a collection of around 900 Grade II listed houses and buildings and it was home to all of Lever's factory workers. Rather than give his workers a share of the comapny's profits, Lever invested the money in the village, a combination of houses each designed by a different architect. The site also had a hospital, schools, concert hall, church and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Today I actually spotted a Natwest bank complete with 'a hole in the wall', a sure sign times have moved on a bit.
We spent a good couple of hours wandering around the streets and could smell soap wafting from the nearby factory. Here's a few of my photos.
The village was full of springtime flowers...
The aptly named Bath Street!
I found out this building is called the Lyceum and has had many uses including educational purposes, social and as a church.
www.portsunlightvillage.com
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