St. Pancras Bath and Wash-Houses for the Poor 1845
Washing-tub in St. Pancras establishment. People payed a small fee to use the facilities to say healthy and clean. Tubs are divided into two, one for cold and the other for hot water. The hot water tap has a ball and socket joint, enabling the washer to fill one or both compartments at pleasure. In the smaller compartments there is a pipe for the injection of steam
Picture No
10209515
Media ID
47408622
Size
4453px x 6934px
(5.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving in The Pictorial Times', 4 October 1845, page 213
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