A walk through Port Sunlight is like a journey through England’s architectural heritage set in a beautiful parkland setting. Port Sunlight is a model village and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside. The picturesque character of this late 19th century garden village is no coincidence. Its founder, William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925) built Port Sunlight to house the workers at his soap factory, Lever Brothers, which eventually became the global giant, Unilever.

Lever built the village as part of a business model he termed ‘prosperity-sharing’. Rather than sharing the profits of the company directly with his employees, Lever provided them with decent and affordable houses, amenities and welfare provisions that made their lives secure and comfortable and enabled them to flourish as people. It was also intended to inspire loyalty and commitment. Lever also campaigned for better welfare and a shorter working day, and supported education and medical projects. His passion for art and architecture can be seen throughout the village, not just at the purpose-built Lady Lever Art Gallery, making the village an enduring testament to his remarkable achievements.

Despite the variety of architectural details used for the terraces in the village, there were two standard dwellings: a smaller one without a living-room, accommodating working-class families, and a larger one including a living-room, mostly reserved for foremen, clerks and heads of departments.

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