Description
A Guide to Port Sunlight by Edward Hubbard and Michael Shippobottom.
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 it 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.
Specification
Format: Paperback, 130 pages
Dimensions: 19 x 24.5 x 0.9cm
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 978-1-786-694212-8
Christmas delivery
To help us get your order to you in time for Christmas we recommend placing your order by the below dates-
UK Monday 16th December
Europe Friday 13th December
Rest of World Thursday 5th December
Deliveries
We aim to dispatch orders between 1-3 working days, however, as some items are stored at individual venues some orders may take longer. Orders are currently being dispatched between Monday and Friday. If you have any queries, please e-mail onlinesales@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
UK delivery is with Royal Mail tracked 48 and costs £3.50 but may be more for heavier parcels. Most items take between 2 and 5 working days to be delivered.
We use Royal Mail's airmail service to post overseas. This can take from 1 to 4 weeks and costs from £13.00 in Europe and from £24.00 for the rest of the world. As with UK delivery, this will be more for heavier parcels. Please be aware there may be local duty and/or taxes payable on goods delivered outside the UK. National Museums Liverpool are not responsible for paying these charges and they are not included in your payment to us. We will send your parcel with tracking where possible.
If you would like to order a large number of items, it may be worth contacting us directly to enquire about shipping costs.
Returns
If you are not totally satisfied with your order, please return it to us. Goods must be returned in the same condition you received them within 45 days of receiving the order. We will issue a refund or replacement at your request subject to certain conditions being met.
For more details go to the Delivery and Returns Page.
From Liverpool gifts to unique art-inspired accessories, we have a great range of gift ideas.
