The communal facilities to wash clothes on the estate evolved over the decades but have now been abruptly halted by the local council who have closed down the community launderette.
According to locals, it has even been the setting for love, with romance blooming over the tumble driers for one couple. Tracey Yeuman, who was working at the launderette until Tower Hamlets council changed the locks earlier this month, is mourning its closure along with hundreds of other local people.
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