Whitby, East Cliff 1932
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85342
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The donkeys have a long walk every day from their field just below the Abbey House, down the donkey path, along Church Street, over the bridge and down Pier Road to the sands. It is washday again; this time the linen is pegged on a line on Tate Hill sands. Washing machines were almost unknown at this date, and owned only by rich people. As for automatic dryers, they lay only in the future. Old deeds of many of the East Cliff houses often included particulars of 'drying grounds', the rights of which came with the building in question. The concerned housewives often settled the problem between themselves as to which days 'their' portion of the drying ground might be available.
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