Be Port Sunlight

About

Be Port Sunlight is an online hub containing local histories from Port Sunlight, a model village and conservation area in England’s north-west

The Village

A picturesque town with more than 900 Grade II listed houses and public buildings, Port Sunlight was founded in 1888 by the industrialist William Lever as a self-contained community for his soap factory workers.

The village today is an immaculately preserved example of early town planning. A prototypical garden city, Port Sunlight’s manicured gardens and parklands offer abundant green space for the village’s residents and visitors, while cultural institutions like the Lady Lever Art Gallery and The Gladstone Theatre provide access to the arts.

With just 2,000 residents, Port Sunlight is home to a small but thriving community

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Visitors Guide

Intro

Explore various cultural and historical locations throughout Port Sunlight which make up its rich tapestry of heritage

Port Sunlight Museum

Port Sunlight Museum celebrates the unique heritage of the beautiful and historic industrial village of Port Sunlight

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Lady Lever Art Gallery

A classical stone building displaying Victorian paintings, Wedgwood and 18th-century furniture.

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Christ Church

It is an active United Reformed Church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

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Port Sunlight Cenotaph

The founder of the village and employer of its residents, William Lever, was anxious to have a memorial to commemorate those of his workers who had been lost in the First World War.

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