The House The 1950s Built

[hunter]

@foraloysius

I hear you on the secretiveness of these Brits ;=)

I've contemplated signing up for one of these VPN services so I can get a UK IP address ;-)

 

[jerrod6]

I think it has more to do with license agreements than anything else.  No license to see(you no pay, you no see).

 

[mikeklondon]

1950 House

I watched it on catch-up TV last night and loved it, makes me want a twin tub. If only I had the room and a partner that would agree to a house full of washers and Vacuums. we have 7 vac's and 1 polisher and I'm working on getting a 2nd washer in the house.

 

[foraloysius]

I was able to watch in on muchshare.net. It's not for slow connections though.

Lovely programme, although a lot of interesting stuff was cut off. It's not about the details of the appliances, but more about what the changes meant for the housewife. The 50's were a great turn around for the average housewife!

http://muchshare.net/i4aegrpuyghj

 

[parnall_doug]

I got around to watching the programme last night.

Lovely kitchen and appliances, and Mike, you were great!

I wonder whether part 4 (the garden) will feature a Qualcast motor mower like mine!

Regarding the mangle featured, it reminds me of a job I had in the late 80s/early 90s, when I managed an old tenement house in Southampton. The house was divided into 6 sections, with each section comprising of 5 rooms, a toilet/bathroom, and communal kitchen.
This building was a complete timewarp, with tenants who had lived there from the 50s/60s. Each kitchen was the same, and still had a mangle (the first time I can recall seeing one, come to think of it). The mangles were all identical, and I guess were bought at the same time, by the original landlords of the block. I so wish I'd taken some photos!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to more nostalgia, in the coming programmes!

Doug

 

[rolls_rapide]

I finally watched the programme last night. As soon as he opened the door to the washing machine delivery, I thought "I know that face!".

Well done Mike.

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Cracking programme, what a fantastic kitchen, Mike the Servis was spot on.