479 Christchurch Rd Boscombe Bournemouth BH1 4AD
Seen here in 2011 via Google – with clear windows and delightful signage.
2024 with vinyl covered windows and sign intact.
By the time of my visit in May 2026 – the sign and the Bentley were no more.
This is my most recent wander into a washateria following something of a lay off. Having previously published a launderette book and calendar way back when.
So once again we enter that familiar bubble of bubbles, whirrs and washing.
Modern Mooch 
Very good. We miss our local launderette; it moved away for a redevelopment. The new building is glossy but will never accommodate the useful stuff which was there before: a take-away, barbers, launderette – all too low rent.
Your pictures remind me of what greeted us in our house when we moved in. It was once the borough women’s refuge. As well as three cookers, it had an industrial sized washer and drier, coin-op! Now removed, we have a nice laundry room.
All the best Andrew
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