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Bridge Cottage

One of Port Sunlight’s most distinctive Arts and Crafts-style homes, Bridge Cottage is today home to temporary exhibitions
A brief history

Bridge Cottage is one of Port Sunlight’s oldest and finest cottages and directly overlooks the Lyceum and Dell Bridge. Completed in 1892 by architects Douglas and Fordham, its distinctive design and exterior stone finish sets it apart from other houses in the village.

Its first occupant was William Lever himself, who used it as an occasional home until 1900. It was then reserved for village residents of high standing from school headmasters to chief civil engineers.

A filming location

The house has been used as a filming location many times, from Chariots of Fire (1981) to Tolkien (2019), and the exterior was also featured in Peaky Blinders (2013-2022). It is also featured in the upcoming biopic of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Midas Man.

Getting here

You will find Bridge Cottage at 23 Park Road, Port Sunlight CH62 4UP. It is a 1-minute walk from Port Sunlight train station (Merseyrail) or free parking is available on Park Road and surrounding roads, however please be mindful of residents.

What’s on at Bridge Cottage

21 September 2024 – 19 January 2025

Total Stranger

Discover a collection of photographs by Francesco Mellina celebrating the Liverpool music and club scene in the late 1970s & early 1980s, featuring the early days of Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns who grew up in Port Sunlight.