Stories

Remembering VE Day in 1945 in Port Sunlight

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we take a look back at the May-June 1945 edition of the Port Sunlight News.

How to dress like a 1901 Port Sunlight woman

Discover the fashion tips a 1901 edition of Lever Brothers’ produced-Woman’s World magazine had to give to women of the day.

The story of the ‘Seven Sisterly Sunlighters’

For Women’s History Month, we uncover a glimpse of the varied – and perhaps surprising – role female employees played at Lever Brothers’ Port Sunlight factory in the early 20th century. In August 1924, Port…

Growing up in Port Sunlight: Pete Burns & childhood in 1959

Explore what a typical childhood was like in Port Sunlight in 1959, the same year the very untypical Pete Burns – who grew up in the village before becoming a pop music icon – was born.

Remembrance in Port Sunlight

Join us on a dive into Port Sunlight Museum’s collections to discover the history of Remembrance in the village.

The man who has been repairing Port Sunlight’s houses for nearly half a century

Meet John Winder, a familiar face to plenty of Port Sunlight residents over the decades, since arriving as a joiner in 1979. Now, nearly half a century later, John is taking the opportunity to wind…

A snapshot of the history of photography in Port Sunlight

For World Photography Day, we’re shining a light on the part photography had to play in the story of Port Sunlight. Discover how the artform of photography played its role in all aspects of life in Port Sunlight.

When Lever Brothers went to the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Port Sunlight Village Trust’s collection is always growing, and our latest acquisition couldn’t be more timely as the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris gets underway. We have recently acquired a collection of objects which relate…

The women of Port Sunlight War Memorial

by Donna Pearson, genealogist Having stood in awe reading the names of over five hundred men from Lever Brothers’ soap factory who lost their lives in World War I, and then reading the hundred plus…

Port Sunlight’s lost golf course

With Wirral and Merseyside’s many beautiful and world-renowned golf courses, it’s easy to forget that Port Sunlight once it had its very own golf course. The Port Sunlight golf course was located on land now…