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The third edition of a best-selling book on the Port Sunlight
Village, with a new chapter on the Lady Lever Art Gallery, further
information on key individuals and an increase in the number of
illustrations. The model industrial village of Port Sunlight was
founded by the soap manufacturer W. H. Lever (later Lord
Leverhulme) in 1888 for the factory workers of the firm of Lever
Brothers. The village was acclaimed from the first as exemplifying
the best in English town planning and house design, and greatly
influenced subsequent industrial villages such as the later parts
of Bournville, and the garden city movement more generally. This
guide considers the village in its historical context, with
particular emphasis on the planning and architectural aspects. It
explains the social and visual significance of Port Sunlight and
the reasons for its being unique in the history of town planning,
as well as looking at the way its development was influenced by
changing fashions in urban design. The relevance of Lever’s own
character and interests – his social conscience, his love of art
and beauty and his architectural enthusiasms – are also examined.
Two tours, one for pedestrians and one for car drivers, which
include and describe the most significant buildings of the village,
are an additional feature of the guide.
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