My thanks are due to Mr. Herbert Batsford, the head of his firm, who has not only superintended every detail connected with the production but has added personal interest and advice due to his special sympathy with the subject. To Mr. Alex. Paul, of the Editorial and Social Department, Port Sunlight, I am indebted for much kind help.

The photographic views are largely from the studio of Mr. Geo. W. Davies, New Ferry.

T. Raffles Davison.

London,
August, 1916.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
Preface[vii]
Contents[ix]
List of Plates[xi]
List of Text Illustrations[xiii]
The Ideal[1]
The Foundation[5]
The Result[8]
Characteristics[10]
The Plan[16]
General Scheme[20]
Tree Planting[23]
Cottage Plans[25]
The Illustrations[31]

LIST OF PLATES.

PlateArchitects’ Names
[1].Birdseye View of Port Sunlight.
[2].The Diamond, looking towards Art Gallery.
[3].Greendale Road, looking towards Post Office.
[4].Westward View of Park Road, showing Kitchen CottagesW. and S. Owen
[5].View in Park Road towards the LyceumW. and S. Owen
[6].South Side of Park Road.
[7].Greendale Road and Co-Partners’ Club AnnexeGrayson and Ould
[8].New Chester RoadHuon A. Matear
[9].Cottages in Bath StreetJ. J. Talbot
[10].The Dell.
[11].Semi-Quad of Cottages, Queen Mary’s Drive, The DiamondJ. L. Simpson
[12].Park Road. Bridge Cottage in ForegroundDouglas and Fordham
[13].The Causeway, looking towards Christ ChurchCorner Cottage by Grayson and Ould
[14].Park Road Cottages. Lyceum in distanceW. and S. Owen
[15].Greendale Road. Cottage Group in foreground, reproducing Kenyon Old HallJ. J. Talbot
[16].Houses in Park Road. South SideW. and S. Owen
[17].Lever Free Library, Greendale RoadMaxwell and Tuke
[18].A Bridge Street GroupGrayson and Ould
[19].Post OfficeGrayson and Ould
[20].Group of Cottages in Greendale Road, reproducing design of Kenyon Old HallJ. J. Talbot
[21].Bolton Road Parlour HousesW. and S. Owen
[22].Primrose Hill CottagesJonathan Simpson
Greendale Road CottagesPain and Blease
[23].Greendale Road CottagesGrayson and Ould
Cottage Porch, Connolly RoadHuon A. Matear
[24].The Bridge InnGrayson and Ould
[25].Co-Partners’ Club HallGrayson and Ould
[26].Open Air Swimming BathW. and S. Owen
[27].A Recessed Group in Cross StreetGrayson and Ould
[28].Cottage in Wood StreetDouglas and Fordham
[29].The Library Entrance of the Art GalleryW. and S. Owen
[30].S.E. View of Christ ChurchW. and S. Owen
[31].View under Tower, Christ ChurchW. and S. Owen
[32].Lady Lever Memorial Porch, Christ ChurchW. and S. Owen
W. and S. Owen
[33].The Lady Lever MemorialSir W. Goscombe John,
R.A., Sculptor

LIST OF TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS.

NumberPAGE
1.The Lyceum[1]
2.The Dell Bridge[2]
3.Corniche Road before Reclaiming of Ravine[3]
4.Pool Bank[3]
5.Tennis Lawn[4]
6.Christ Church from Bolton Road[4]
7.Bolton Road, looking towards Bebington Church[5]
8.Co-Partners’ Club and Bowling Green[6]
9.Carved Oak and Decorative Plaster Work on Cottage in Park Road South[7]
10.Half-timber Cottages in Park Road[8]
11.Employees’ Provident Stores and Collegium[9]
12.Cottages in Corniche Road[10]
13.An Angle Bay in Bridge Street[10]
14.Some Park Road Houses[11]
15.Cottages in New Chester Road[12]
16.Group at angle of Lower Road and Central Road[13]
17.A Recessed Group in Greendale Road[14]
18.Cottages on semi-circular plan in Lower Road[14]
19.First Cottages built at Port Sunlight[15]
20.A Three-gabled Group in New Chester Road[15]
21.A Picturesque Corner in Park Road South[16]
22.Bebington Road Cottages[17]
23.Cottages, Pool Bank[18]
24.Cottages, Pool Bank[19]
25.Hulme Hall[20]
26.Gladstone Hall[21]
27.Park Road by Poets’ Corner[22]
28.Bridge Cottage[23]
29.The Gymnasium[24]
30.The Technical Institute[25]
31.Wood Street Cottages[26]
32.A Garden Corner[27]
33.Plans of Kitchen Cottages[28]
34.Plans of Parlour Cottages[29]
35.Plans of Kitchen Cottages[30]
36.The Bridge Inn[31]
37.The Girls’ Club[32]
38.An Example of Simple Treatment[35]
39.A General Plan of the Village[36]