Seven Cottages Port Sunlight

SEVEN COTTAGES, PORT SUNLIGHT - These cottages are brick built, the walls being faced up to the first floor level, with J. C. Edwards's wire cut bricks 2.5 in. thick and above covered with pebble dash, small Derbyshire spar being used. The half timbering in the gables is of English oak, 4 in. thick, and is left to weather naturally, no stain nor oil being used. The spaces are filled in with Thompson's “terrawode” bricks covered with cement. The roof is of red tiles, and the chimney pots are black “tall boys.” As regards the plan, Messrs Lever Bros.' standard cottage plan has been followed, with slight modifications. The whole of the ground floor is laid with 6 in. red tiles on concrete; the skirting is also formed with these tiles, one tile high, projecting about 0.25 in. in front of the plaster. The bath is covered with a table top, which is hinged up against the wall when the former is in use. Hot water is provided for the bath and scullery sink, and there is space in the scullery for a gas  stove, as many of the tenants are now using them, particularly during summer, the living room being thus kept cool and free from cooking. The work has been executed by the building department of the owners, the architects being Messrs Ormrod and Pomeroy, of Bolton and Wigan.

Reference           The Building News. 24 August. 1906. Page 255 and illustration