103 Bucknall New Rd Hanley Stoke-on-Trent ST1 2BG
It began in 2009, with a chance encounter whilst wandering around Wigan and the chance encounter with a Washeteria.
Followed by the publication in 2020 of my best selling book eight launderettes.
Subsequently there have been several more chance encounters with a wide variety of wash houses, in various towns – search this site.
Including one such encounter in Stoke.
Yesterday, Saturday 6th April I was leading a Modernist Mooch around Stoke and Hanley – I arrived five hours before the 1.00 start time and went off to explore nowhere in particular.
I found myself in the Northwood area of Hanley – ascending the long drag of Bucknall New Road, where I espied a launderette, imaginatively named The Launderette.
Early morning and short of the odd customer or two, I seized that moment in time to record this lonely public place – seeking that suspense picture with a surprise finish.
The solitary snapper went about their business.
Modern Mooch 
Perfectly espied
I really like this and it’s reminding me that I haven’t as yet pulled together a collection of London launderettes.
All good things,
Jane
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Beautiful burnt orange, then yellow and turquoise machines. Uplifting on a dull day with a load of sheets and towels. In Caernarfon the other week, I spotted outside Morrisons an external, al fresco laundromat. If I can upload a photo, I shall.
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my walk to this launderette from my student house on Lichfield Street between 1994 and 1997 would take me past the Waterloo Street holde in the wall, where I could get bread, pikelets and oatcakes.
You don’t need me to confirm that the launderette looks identical in your photos to how it looked in 1997.
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