Photograph - Chatsworth Laundry
Object
Photograph
Production date
10/2010
Object number
2023.17
Physical Description
Print of a photo of a man sitting on a wooden bench in front of washing machines/ dryers. There is a bag next to him printed with a multicoloured cherry pattern. Part of a photo series by Colin O'Brien.
Object history
Chatsworth Laundry, at 92 Chatsworth Road, is a coin operated launderette. It also has a coffee bar.
This photo is part of a series that featured in the exhibition ‘Last of the Real High Streets’ held in 2010 at Chats Palace, an arts centre and theatre in Hackney. The exhibition captured the changing shops and communities on Chatsworth Road, and included the stories of people written by travel writer Jane Egginton.
This photo is part of a series that featured in the exhibition ‘Last of the Real High Streets’ held in 2010 at Chats Palace, an arts centre and theatre in Hackney. The exhibition captured the changing shops and communities on Chatsworth Road, and included the stories of people written by travel writer Jane Egginton.
Associated Organisation
Chats Palace (Featured)
Associated Person
Colin O'Brien (Photographer)
Jane Egginton (Writer)
Jane Egginton (Writer)
Associated Place
Chatsworth Road (Place)
Material
photo
Dimension
Length: 482mm
Width: 329mm
Width: 329mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Last of the Real High Streets' at Chats Palace [8 October - 27 November 2010].
Chatsworth Laundry
There has been a launderette on this site for 50 years. Before that it was an Off Licence. 22-year-old owner Zak, originally from Gujarat, India, has been running things since he was just 18. With a penchant for expensive sports cars, when the smell of marijuana began to permeate the premises last year, all the old ladies doing their laundry assumed it was him. The police then discovered that his neighbour was growing and harvesting a plantation of 100, human sized specimens. Open until midnight every day, Chatsworth Laundry serves the local population as well as businesses throughout London, with pick ups from commercial premises throughout Hackney and the West End. 'We get everyone here really, but at one time there was nothing much here; now it is becoming really trendy.'
Chatsworth Laundry
There has been a launderette on this site for 50 years. Before that it was an Off Licence. 22-year-old owner Zak, originally from Gujarat, India, has been running things since he was just 18. With a penchant for expensive sports cars, when the smell of marijuana began to permeate the premises last year, all the old ladies doing their laundry assumed it was him. The police then discovered that his neighbour was growing and harvesting a plantation of 100, human sized specimens. Open until midnight every day, Chatsworth Laundry serves the local population as well as businesses throughout London, with pick ups from commercial premises throughout Hackney and the West End. 'We get everyone here really, but at one time there was nothing much here; now it is becoming really trendy.'
Credit line
Image ⓒ Colin O'Brien
Exhibition label text ⓒ Jane Egginton
Exhibition label text ⓒ Jane Egginton
On display?
No
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