Clothes, children, the lot seemed to take advantage of a good sunny day for a freshen up.
It might seem strange that people would do their washing and hang it out in a park, but it was a tradition that had been going on for many years.
The nearby Greenhead Public Baths and Washing-house opened in 1878 and its square tower can just be seen in the distance above the washing lines. But some families, maybe because of the savings they would make, did their washing on the green.
These girls rubbed clothes on the corrugated metal surfaces of their wash board to help loosen the dirt and stains and then spread them on the grass to dry – and also to bleach in the sun.
Other people have hung their items on the public washing lines. And look how smartly they are pegged on the line – mother and granny’s lessons have been well learned!
Up until 1977 many families still preferred to bring washing to the clothes poles on the Green.
1950:
This is New Pollokshaws Bridge, over the River Cart. The first bridge was built in 1798 and was widened to its present size in 1930. The granite balustrades top a two-span reinforced concrete girder bridge.
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