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Putting the port in Port
Sunlight!
PORT Sunlight Museum's 'Soap and Water'
is the latest special exhibition to be held at the venue. The exhibition was
opened on Sunday, 22 March 2015, which was also International Water Day. For the
area, water has played an important role in the Port Sunlight story for the last
125 years. From the founding of the Port Sunlight site in 1888 and the
subsequent growth of the waterways that served the factory, through to the
development of the new Port Sunlight River Park in 2014 and the on going
management of water in the village, through tree planting schemes. Stuart
Irwin, collections and exhibitions officer for Port Sunlight Village Trust
said:- "This exhibition tells the story of how village Founder William
Hesketh Lever turned a small piece of marshland into a global business and
thriving community for his workforce. For the 1st time we will explore the civil
engineering that stopped water flowing through the site and the extensive
network of drains underneath the village. The exhibition will also showcase
Bromborough Dock, Lever's last great legacy and at 1 time the largest private
dock in the world."
The exhibition ties in with the 175th Anniversary of Cunard and Transatlantic
passage which is being celebrated across the Liverpool City Region in 2015.
Katherine Lynch, Heritage Manager for Port Sunlight Village Trust said:-
"Lever travelled extensively throughout his lifetime, both for business and for
pleasure. There is no question that his international travels inspired the
design and development of Port Sunlight particularly the Diamond area with its
classical architecture and wide boulevards, which Port Sunlight Museum is set
within. Port Sunlight continues to benefit from water tourism and
is a popular destination for the many cruise ship passengers arriving in
Liverpool today."
The exhibition will run until March 2016 and will be accompanied by a children's
trail and a series of adult talks and tours by local historians. For more
information visit our
website.
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