The Wash House 2.avi

This is the Victoria Washhouse Public Laundry shortly before it was demolished. The public washhouse was much more than just a place to do your washing it was also a place where women socialised and they would help each other, notice that while one puts her washing through the ironing machine another takes it off and folds it.

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[hetsgirl]

Brilliant - I used to hate it when my Mum asked me to go the washhouse on the odd occasions when she was poorly (In Elizabeth Street Manchester) Pushing the pram with all the washing loaded - it was so embarrassing - but I never thought a jot about changing my clothes maybe twice a day. Poor Mum!

[maggs224]

@hetsgirl Thanks for leaving your comment, I find that the older I get the more that I appreciated all the things that my mum use to do for us and how much easier we have things today.

[twintub4]

very good film clip of how ared washday used to be

[maggs224]

@twintub4 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment I really appreciate it.

[yumyummoany]

No public laundry in my home town. It was dolly tub, ponch and wringer. There was a gas heated copper in the kitchen. Ironing was done using flat irons heated on the gas cooker. This was the early 60's.

When you're poor, you don't buy new when what you have still works

[forbabs11]

It was as much a social club as a wash house. I take my clothes down the hall and never encounter another person. There was something so personal sharing your common dirt in the steamie. We have become so personal that we would be embarassed to have someone else even see our dirty laundry.