A guide to Port Sunlight village: including two tours of the village / Edward Hubbard and Michael Shippobottom
2005, Reprint. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #352571
ISBN: 0853234558
Physical description: 112 pages. Contents: Title Page; Contents; Preface to the 1988 Edition; Preface to the 2005 Edition; Foreword; 1: The Founder; 2: Background; 3: Planning and Development; 4: Housing and Architectural Character; 5: Public Buildings; 6: Fame and Influence; Tours of the Village; Appendix 1: Demolished Buildings; Appendix 2: Notes on Architects; Bibliography. Summary: 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 his 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 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. Subjects: Port Sunlight (England) History. Port Sunlight (England) Description and travel. Port Sunlight (England); Guidebooks.
Price: €8.95