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Radio Bimshire Presents

Catch up or listen on-demand with the best of Radio Bimshire - the Voice of the Barbados National Library Service (https://bit.ly/radiobimshire). Radio Bimshire Presents is a selection of short stories, poetry, history, rare audio clips and humour - the sound of Barbadian heritage. Featuring: This Barbadian Life: real voices, true stories, only in Barbados; Off The Shelf: Readings of Barbadian writing; Reparations Revealed; Standpipe: Memories of Wash Day; Sounds of Freedom: Stories of

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Standpipe: The Washerwoman - Trevor G Marshall -...

Radio Bimshire Presents ·

2025/05/12

Beyond the wash basin, the Barbadian washerwoman was a central figure in the community and for the planters and other VIPs. On this episode of Standpipe, the late historian Trevor Marshall explores the social dynamics at the standpipe, the informal networks of support, and how these women contributed - and restored - the fabric of Barbadian society, one wash load at a time.

00:07:00

Standpipe: Origin story of the standpipe - Trevor G...

Radio Bimshire Presents ·

2025/05/12

The standpipe was once a central feature in villages across Barbados, dating back to the 1860s. But it took a devastating cholera epidemic that claimed the lives of more than 20,000 Barbadians in 1854 to push the colonial government to bring piped water, first to the capital, Bridgetown, and eventually, everywhere. The late historian Trevor Marshall in his last recorded interview picks up the story and explains what's in the name, standpipe.

00:09:00

Standpipe: The significance of Wash Day - Trevor G...

Radio Bimshire Presents ·

2025/05/12

In his last interview a few months before his death in February 2025, the renowned folk historian, educator - and proud product of the rural eastern parish of St John - Trevor G Marshall, describes how important wash day was in the lives of Barbadians, even when most people had few clothes.

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