Thirty years of memories are packed into this gallery of photos from Luxdon Laundry.
We’ve got steam engines, the packing room, the laundry and a branch building.
See how many faces you recognise from this Echo archive spread.


2. The age of steam
A Luxdon steam engine on its rounds in Toward Road in December 1958 | se

3. A view from Villette Road
Here is a view of Luxdon's in Villette Road. This Echo archive photo takes us back to September 1959. | se

4. Saying farewell in 1979
Retiring from Luxdon Laundries in 1979 were two van salesmen - Jim Trotter, extreme left, and Arthur Graham, extreme right. They were joined for a photo by joint managing director, Florence Howey, and chairman J K Lumsden-Taylor. | se