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The Bag Wash.

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silverlining48 Sat 20-Apr-19 19:15:18

I knew my grans neighbour as Mrs Bagwash. I had thought that was her name but now realise it was her job.

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glammanana Sat 20-Apr-19 19:15:07

My nana used to go to the wash house every Monday with her sheets but never the ones with the holes in them as the women would talk about you when you had left.

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Greyduster Sat 20-Apr-19 18:50:28

I remember women wheeling their washing, on prams, to the communal wash house next to the public baths. I never saw inside one, but they were the only facility some had to do the weekly wash.

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boat Sat 20-Apr-19 18:13:31

Does anyone else remember this?

You put your dirty laundry into a clean sack, tied the neck and took it to a shop. A week later you collected it (washed but a bit musty smelling).

I'm not sure when this started but by the mid 50s the launderette had taken over and I thought it was a big improvement.

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