It was during a walk on the outskirts of Wigan when Steve Marland's offbeat fascination began. Aimlessly wandering through Swinley he spotted the Washeteria - a perfectly preserved old-fashioned laundrette.
He popped inside and began taking pictures and before long its frayed, retro charm had won him over. His curiosity piqued, over the next five years Steve, who runs Modern Mooch, a photography and architecture blog which celebrates at the overlooked and neglected nooks and crannies of urban life, amassed a huge collection of launderette photographs.
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