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There's nothing like a nice private shower!

Having a shower in Victorian times meant a line of maids passing water up a ladder to the final one who poured it over your head whilst you stood in your metal frame or tent contraption - you can see one at Erdigg, an historic house near Wrexham, North Wales.

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There's nothing like a nice private shower!
Having a shower in Victorian times meant a line of maids passing water up a ladder to the final one who poured it over your head whilst you stood in your metal frame or tent contraption - you can see one at Erdigg, an historic house near Wrexham, North Wales.

Historical Handy Hints

To take mildew out of linen
Take soap and rub it well, then scrape
The right sort of bath
The tepid bath seems the best adapted to
To remove grease from books
Lay upon the spoon a little magnesium or

Recipes

A Westminster Fool
Take a penny-loaf, cut it in thin slices,
To Make Fine Sausages
Take six pounds of good pork, free from
Sliced Beef & Wow Wow Sauce
Chop some parsley leaves very finely, quarter two