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
Ruffey Well
Ruffey Well is a stone well located in a grassy, tree-lined area of the Ruffey Hamlet in Sennecey-le-Grand. Built with rounded stone masonry, it remains a charming but neglected testimonial of local water infrastructure.
La Farge Washhouse
La Farge Washhouse is a small rural washhouse in the hamlet of La Farge. It was once used by local residents for communal laundry.
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.