Old Tin Bath In Front Of Fire at Riley Hawthorn blog

Old Tin Bath In Front Of Fire. An extra jug was kept alongside to top up. The memories of the tin bath in front of the fire are still vivid, precious almost, and make me very grateful for being able to go into a warm bathroom, at any time and take a shower or bath without. The vast majority of the population however did not have bathrooms of any description and those who lived out of town did not have access to bath houses so the ‘old tin bath‘ was put in front of the fire usually in the kitchen. Back in the 20s, 30s and 40s, when our parents were growing up and water had to be carried into the house, hot water had to be heated in pans on the coal fire. Prior to the introduction of these baths, the miners had no option but to travel home dirty and wash in a tin bath in front of the fire or outside in the 'bailey' (back yard). There was always a ‘bath night’. Buckets of hot water were poured in and we children were scrubbed clean and wrapped. The tin bath hung on the wall outside and on bath night was brought in and placed in front of the fire. The bath, probably a hip bath which was more comfortable to sit in, would have been placed in front of the fire with screens placed around it to keep out the draughts. Just once a week, usually on a sunday so that you would be clean and ready for the week ahead at school.

Buckets of hot water were poured in and we children were scrubbed clean and wrapped. The vast majority of the population however did not have bathrooms of any description and those who lived out of town did not have access to bath houses so the ‘old tin bath‘ was put in front of the fire usually in the kitchen. Just once a week, usually on a sunday so that you would be clean and ready for the week ahead at school. The memories of the tin bath in front of the fire are still vivid, precious almost, and make me very grateful for being able to go into a warm bathroom, at any time and take a shower or bath without. There was always a ‘bath night’. Back in the 20s, 30s and 40s, when our parents were growing up and water had to be carried into the house, hot water had to be heated in pans on the coal fire. The bath, probably a hip bath which was more comfortable to sit in, would have been placed in front of the fire with screens placed around it to keep out the draughts. An extra jug was kept alongside to top up. The tin bath hung on the wall outside and on bath night was brought in and placed in front of the fire. Prior to the introduction of these baths, the miners had no option but to travel home dirty and wash in a tin bath in front of the fire or outside in the 'bailey' (back yard).

Thistledown Bath In Front Of The Fire

Old Tin Bath In Front Of Fire The memories of the tin bath in front of the fire are still vivid, precious almost, and make me very grateful for being able to go into a warm bathroom, at any time and take a shower or bath without. Buckets of hot water were poured in and we children were scrubbed clean and wrapped. An extra jug was kept alongside to top up. Just once a week, usually on a sunday so that you would be clean and ready for the week ahead at school. Back in the 20s, 30s and 40s, when our parents were growing up and water had to be carried into the house, hot water had to be heated in pans on the coal fire. The bath, probably a hip bath which was more comfortable to sit in, would have been placed in front of the fire with screens placed around it to keep out the draughts. The memories of the tin bath in front of the fire are still vivid, precious almost, and make me very grateful for being able to go into a warm bathroom, at any time and take a shower or bath without. There was always a ‘bath night’. Prior to the introduction of these baths, the miners had no option but to travel home dirty and wash in a tin bath in front of the fire or outside in the 'bailey' (back yard). The tin bath hung on the wall outside and on bath night was brought in and placed in front of the fire. The vast majority of the population however did not have bathrooms of any description and those who lived out of town did not have access to bath houses so the ‘old tin bath‘ was put in front of the fire usually in the kitchen.