Rothwell Street wash house, Bolton. Photo by Bolton Evening News, March 08 1937....
TODAY’S picture shows Rothwell Street wash house in Bolton back in 1937.
Youngsters growing up today will never have known a time when every home did not have a washing machine but for most Bolton households in the 1930s it was a reality.
It meant a trip to the wash house once a week to get the family’s clothing and bedding washed as can be seen here in our photograph.
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