What is recorded here
This grey commemorative plaque records: Birthplace of William Hesketh Lever First Viscount Leverhulme 1851-1925
William Hesketh Lever, First Viscount Leverhulme, was a British entrepreneur who founded Lever Brothers and pioneered modern marketing techniques; he is remembered for his significant contributions to the soap industry and for establishing Port Sunlight, a model village for his workers.
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