Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 19

Thread: Port Sunlight Village

  1. #1
    Creator & Administrator Kev's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Under The Stairs >> Under The Mud.
    Posts
    7,488
    Blog Entries
    4

    Default Port Sunlight Village

    It was purpose built by Lord Leverhulme/William Hesketh Lever starting in 1888 for the employees of Lever Brothers soap factory (now part of Unilever). The name is derived from Lever's most popular brand of cleaning agent, Sunlight.

    Port Sunlight contains 900 Grade II listed buildings, and was declared a Conservation Area in 1978.[1] It is also being put forward for World Heritage Site status to protect it from development and to preserve the unique character for future generations.

    Unusually for a suburb, it became the basis of a musical. This production, called The Sunshine Girl, opened in 1911 at the Gaiety Theatre, London. It starred Phyllis Dare, one of the most popular pin-ups of the Edwardian era, and was written by Paul Alfred Rubens. The show introduced the tango dance to British audiences.

    Each block of houses was designed by a different architect. You cannot see the backs of any of the houses and each house is unique. Until the 1980s all residents were employees of Unilever and their families. It was during the 1980s that the houses were first sold privately. The former school is now a working men's club.

    Port Sunlight is the birthplace of 1980s music personality Pete Burns, member of the band Dead or Alive.

    One of the great buildings in Port Sunlight is Lady Lever Art Gallery. William liked to collect art. He travelled all over the world and liked to show the villagers the art he collected - this is why he built Lady Lever Art Gallery. The gallery was opened in 1922 by Princess Beatrice. Now the art gallery shows William's collection as well as some modern-day artwork. This collection includes a range of furniture, paintings and sculptures.



    continues....
    Become A Supporter 👇


    Donate Via PayPal


    Donate


  2. #2
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Port Sunlight Village taken today 13/08/08
    Last edited by robbo176; 01-15-2009 at 11:00 AM. Reason: removal of photos
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  3. #3
    Re-member Ged's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Here, there & everywhere.
    Posts
    7,197

    Default

    Great pics Mandy. There are some cracking ones in one of the recent Liverpool from the air books which are in the library.

    .
    www.inacityliving.piczo.com/

    Updated weekly with old and new pics.

  4. #4
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    thanks Ged
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  5. #5
    PhilipG
    Guest PhilipG's Avatar

    Default

    Lovely pics, Mandy.
    I must post some of mine one day.

  6. #6
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Lovely pics, Mandy.
    I must post some of mine one day.
    thanks Philip
    the last time I went to Port Sunlight I fell into the fountain & had to go home soaking wet
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  7. #7
    Re-member Ged's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Here, there & everywhere.
    Posts
    7,197

    Default

    Ah, so the pubs still open early there then
    www.inacityliving.piczo.com/

    Updated weekly with old and new pics.

  8. #8
    Otterspool Onomatopoeia Max's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Nowhere
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,908

    Default

    Nice pics.

    I will have to get the train there sometime, will need to find out the best time to go to Port Sun light.

    So village like I love It!
    Gididi Gididi Goo.

  9. #9
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Ah, so the pubs still open early there then
    I was only 10 years old when I fell in ..good job I would have been like a Miss wet T-shirt contestant

    Quote Originally Posted by Max View Post
    Nice pics.

    I will have to get the train there sometime, will need to find out the best time to go to Port Sun light.

    So village like I love It!
    thanks Max
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  10. #10
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    heres some more photos taken last week
    Last edited by robbo176; 01-15-2009 at 11:01 AM. Reason: removal of photos
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  11. #11
    PhilipG
    Guest PhilipG's Avatar

    Default

    Very nice, Mandy.
    I think mine are on a disk somewhere, but you covered pretty much everything, except for the telephone boxes.

  12. #12
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Very nice, Mandy.
    I think mine are on a disk somewhere, but you covered pretty much everything, except for the telephone boxes.
    thanks Philip
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  13. #13
    Senior Member lindylou's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Posts
    3,677

    Default

    Those pictures are gorgeous Mandy

    it's ages since I've been to Port Sunlight.

  14. #14
    Senior Member robbo176's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Liverpool
    Posts
    852
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    thank you Lindy
    If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,baffle them with bull

    http://www.bmycharity.com/laurenrobinson please give generously to childrens cancer charity Clic sergent

  15. #15
    Senior Member naked lilac's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Hawaii, USA
    Posts
    437

    Default



    Remember this one Robbo?

    Your photos are amazing.. that camera is great!!


    One of the Best !!!

    Peace and Hugs.. your matie..

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Port Sunlight
    By gregs dad in forum Wider Merseyside
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 10-24-2008, 01:50 PM
  2. Port Sunlight Vision Museum?
    By Kev in forum Liverpool Folklore and Oddities
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-28-2007, 07:49 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •