The Laundry Museum, Chirk Castle Gardens, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, UK
Posted by: Ddraig Ddu
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Oh yes, there was really nothing more interesting than restoring this Victorian wash building into a living museum to all items used to wash clothes.
Waymark Code: WMB6QP
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/12/2011
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Oh yes, there was really nothing more interesting than restoring this Victorian wash building into a living museum to all items used to wash clothes. They have such interesting items as vintage mangles, a steam pot, a number of wash baskets and no less than 8, yes 8 sinks! How could they have ever have managed. They even have an audio tour that lets you know how they got through the 7 day cycle of washing. They even have a line depicting how a week of washing was lined up. Bliss!
Days and Hours of Operation: Seasonal, March to October.
Chirk Gardens cost to enter; £6 for children, £8 for adults.
Address: Chirk Castle Chirk Castle Grounds Chirk, Wrexham Wales LL14 3BG
Related Website: [Web Link]
Price of Admission: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
What is in the collection: They have such interesting items as vintage mangles, a steam pot, a number of wash baskets and no less than 8, yes 8 sinks!
How could they have ever have managed. They even have an audio tour that lets you know how they got through the 7 day cycle of washing.
They even have a line depicting how a week of washing was lined up.
Bliss!
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