Port Sunlight Works
1888 - Heritage village
Overview
William Hesketh Lever built his Sunlight soap factory ringed by an arts and crafts model village of unmatched quality. The works industrialized cleanliness, and the village, now heritage protected, tells the story of soap and social ambition. The company became Unilever.
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