SOTOPLAYA PUBLIC LAUNDRY AND WAREHOUSE OF THE WOOL WASH

SOTOPLAYA PUBLIC LAUNDRY AND WAREHOUSE OF THE WOOL WASH

WOOL LAUNDRY. THE RISE OF MESTA

In the space of the city of Soria, on the banks of the Duero three washes wool they were located during the time of the Mesta, "the first", "the middle" (or San Jose) and "below" . At present only part of this building is preserved, known as the Washboard Lanas, who probably was siding and fish market laundry in the middle: ie the place it away or classified wool before washing and where it is stored and drew once washed. The rest would be in the park that is in front of him.

Sotoplaya laundry. The Duero scene of an art and craft hard river.

 

In the first half of the twentieth century was the office of the washerwomen, that in order to help women who might need guild, created at that time Lavanderas society. They worked in the laundry room next to the lift installed water in very precarious conditions.

In the year 2015 giving continuity to all interventions by the river environment, in order to recover the identity of the city and following the route of the original plans, the laundry almost identically is restored to what it was and with period materials.

In addition he gave the grounds a walkway to facilitate the transit of visitors.