Port Sunlight, Christ Church c.1960
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William Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, added every amenity he could think of to the village. A club-house, library, hospital, youth club, gymnasium and swimming baths, all were included. The building Lord Leverhulme was said to be proudest of was Christ Church, the place of worship that he built for Port Sunlight. It looks much older than the century it was built in, and has a very solid yet charming feel to it. When Lady Lever died, William turned all his art treasures that he had collected over the years to the people and opened the Lady Lever Art Gallery. When he died in 1925, the porch that you can see to the left of the church became his resting place.
An extract from Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories.
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