Sens Washhouse
Sens Washhouse is a semi-buried communal washhouse at the heart of the hamlet of Sens. Once a shared social space where villagers washed laundry and exchanged news.
Sens Washhouse is the hamlet’s traditional communal washhouse, located at the junction of local paths in Sens. It was built into the ground with stepped access and a stone basin fed by a local spring. Sens Washhouse was for generations a place of work and social exchange where village women gathered to wash clothes and share news.
Gallery of Sens Washhouse
Geographical location of Sens Washhouse
La Farge 2 Pump
La Farge 2 Pump is an old, cast-iron hand water pump set against a stone wall in a rural setting, likely from the late 19th or early 20th century. It has a long lever handle and a spherical finial on top.
St Julien Well
St Julien Well is a 19th-century stone well near the parish church, built with a monolithic rim and stone pilasters. Once serving the nearby washhouse.
Queen's Well Sens
Queen's Well Sens is a circular stone well topped by a double-dome cap and a carved stone sphere. It is still equipped with a wooden drum and crank.