washhouse
Communal cleaning facility
A washhouse is a building or outbuilding equipped for washing clothes, typically containing tubs, boilers, and drying facilities.
Before modern plumbing brought laundry indoors, washhouses served households and communities as dedicated spaces for the labor-intensive work of cleaning linens and garments.
Public washhouses were once common in cities, providing facilities for residents who lacked their own.
The old washhouse behind the manor still has its original copper tubs.
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- wringingTwisting to extract moisture
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- dryingMoisture removal process
- foldingBending something over itself
ironing · sorting · starching · bleaching · clothesline · pegs · basin · tub
Multi-unit urban dwelling
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- VictorianOf a prim era
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
charwoman · scullery · communal · wringer · mangle · copper · settlement · reform
Gaseous form of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- mistFine airborne moisture
boiling · evaporation · moisture · hot water · kettles · stove · fire · coal
Cast off naturally
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
- backhouseOutdoor toilet structure
- utility roomHousehold work space
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
brick · corrugated iron · chimney · pump · drain · sluice · concrete floor · boiler
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- wringingTwisting to extract moisture
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- dryingMoisture removal process
folding · ironing · sorting · starching · bleaching · clothesline · pegs · basin · tub · soap
tenement
Multi-unit urban dwelling
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- VictorianOf a prim era
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
urbanization · charwoman · scullery · communal · wringer · mangle · copper · settlement · reform · poorhouse
vapor
Gaseous form of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- heatTransferred thermal energy
mist · boiling · evaporation · moisture · hot water · kettles · stove · fire · coal · wood
shed
Cast off naturally
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
- backhouseOutdoor toilet structure
- utility roomHousehold work space
lean-to · brick · corrugated iron · chimney · pump · drain · sluice · concrete floor · boiler · copper tub
- laundrydryer, clothes dryer, fold, rinse, spin cycle
- monasteriesabbey, abbeys, abbot, abbots, abbess