DEC 14, around and about: Port Sunlight, UK

a) Review of material posted on December 14 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto oases, upbeat art (photo)  
2021: funny bones, alignment (poem)

2022: classic palindrome, Go hang a salami. (illustrated poem) 
2023: fabric art, abstract (illustrated poem)

b) Today's Offering (Dec 14, 2024): 

Port Sunlight is the model industrial village founded by 'Soap King' William Hesketh Lever (subsequently Viscount Leverhulme) in 1888. The village was built to house Lever's 'Sunlight Soap' factory workers, but today is home to a fascinating art gallery, a museum, unique Tudor revival architecture, and an active community. Between 1899 and 1914, 800 houses were built to house a population of 3,500. The houses were built in blocks, each designed by a different architect, influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Each block was surrounded by green space, and each family was provided with an allotment for growing their own food.

Port Sunlight Museum, (web-photo)

Lady Lever Art Gallery (web-photo)

sculpture at the Gallery

Antinous (lover of Emperor Hadrian),
circa 138,
restored as Ganymede, 1795

Leda and the Swan,
sculpture 

To get up to date with the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan, see our illustrated poem HERE.

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