An amateur film by Derek Mathieson about the Lily Laundry Ltd which was based on Russell Street in Darlington. Title: The producer wishes to thank the management and staff of The Lily Laundry Limited for their assistance and advice during the making of this film. The film begins with exterior views of Allied Carpets built on the site of the former Lily Laundry on Russell Street in Darlington. Title: Derek Mathieson presents Title: The Lily The film cuts to show a photograph of a...

An amateur film by Derek Mathieson about the Lily Laundry Ltd which was based on Russell Street in Darlington. Title: The producer wishes to thank the management and staff of The Lily Laundry Limited for their assistance and advice during the making of this film. The film begins with exterior views of Allied Carpets built on the site of the former Lily Laundry on Russell Street in Darlington. Title: Derek Mathieson presents Title: The Lily The film cuts to show a photograph of a horse-drawn Lily Laundry wagon followed by an early motorised van. This changes to show a modern van pulling into the laundry followed by a woman delivering a box of laundry to a woman standing in the doorway of a house. A series of black and white photographs and a price list for The Richmond Steam Laundry show the history of the company. The film then shows the working of the laundry from the arrival of laundry through the checking and classification process followed by the washing, drying, pressing and packing of various items. The film then shows a Lily Laundry delivering items to a house. The final part of the film looks at the derelict building following the closure of the laundry in 1982 and its subsequent demolition in 1984.