Laundry room at someone's house

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Geolocation data

DePuy Synthes, St Anthony's Rd, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8DT, United Kingdom (53°46′12″N, 1°34′11″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements. It was taken over by the American company DePuy who moved production to China.

This image depicts a holding a piece of clothing that she has either taken off of or is about to place on to a clothing rack. The rack itself has another item of clothing on it and suspends from the ceiling. A boiler, seemingly full wash basket and a washing machine can be seen in the background. A door to another room is open behind the woman, leading to a kitchen area with a set of drawers. It is unknown why this is placed with the other DePuy pictures. Perhaps it is a home of someone working there?

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.47.29

Collection

Ian Beesley