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Description: | This large mangle was used at the public laundry in Abbey Street, Bethnal Green. Bethnal Green Borough Council opened the laundry in 1898. The building also included a public washhouse with a separate entrance in Cheshire Street. The facilities provided local residents who had no running water at homes with a place to bathe and wash their clothes. Machines used in public laundries were often larger, power-driven versions of similar items used in homes. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Public services Home and Family | Temporal: | 1900-1950 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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