“[Slide 23] A plot of ground, where lately stood a row of ugly cottages, is now partially laid out as a bowling green. Near here stands an important, though not a very handsome building, the 'Gladstone Hall,' called after the celebrated owner of Hawarden Castle, who opened the same a few years ago. This hall, which will seat seven hundred persons, is used as a dining-room for the employees. It is also a lecture and music hall. On Sunday evenings, a simple service is held, followed by a lantern lecture of one hour. The lantern is a very fine one, and carries 80 feet. It stands on a platform over the entrance, and the large sheet hangs in front of the arch over the stage. A music master attends at Port Sunlight, and the choir is a good one. Occasionally an oratorio is performed in place of the usual lecture. [...]”