In our recent shoot, I wanted our model Rosy to do a little sashaying outside my local laundrette “The Dolly Tub” with the Villa Tote… having a bit of fun with our ‘everyday luxury’ theme.

What I had previously failed to notice (after 20 years living around the corner) was the fact that the laundrette was originally a Georgian butcher’s shop. When you look up at the covered area outside -which you do when with an observant photographer- there are the most amazing meat hooks, stucco and fanlights…

If you’re visiting Bath, and have enough puff left to stagger round the back of the Royal Crescent, you’ll find it tucked away among the St. James Street shops. A great place to have a relaxing refreshment at Mangia Bene (the snazzy local deli) or get something stronger at the nearby Marlborough Tavern.

*For those living outside our fair isles, “take a butcher’s hook” is the Cockney Rhyming Slang for ‘take a look’.