Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9
The changing face of Brixton, 1910 - 2008
(Updated © urban75, 14th Feb 2008)
![Historical photos and posters, Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, 1938-2008](images/walton-lodge-laundry-03.jpg) Advert, 1910.
View showing the interior of the Walton Lodge 'Dyeing, Cleaning and Carpet Beating Works'.
![Historical photos and posters, Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, 1938-2008](images/walton-lodge-laundry-02.jpg) Advert, 1938.
Advertisement published in a Brixton Theatre programme for the Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9.
Boasting an 'economical modern float iron service,' cleaning a blanket would cost you 9d (4p) while bloomers, knickers and pants were 2½d each (around 1p).
![Historical photos and posters, Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, 1938-2008](images/walton-lodge-laundry-04.jpg) Photo, Oct 2003.
![Historical photos and posters, Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, 1938-2008](images/walton-lodge-laundry-01.jpg) Photo, Feb 2008.
The laundry is still going strong seventy years later, doing business from the same distinctive premises.
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