A Bournemouth laundry has revived the art of producing a starched collar, thanks to film and TV productions including Downton Abbey. Starched collars were the height of fashion at the start of the ...

The world’s last remaining starched collar laundry is enjoying a business boom thanks to the success of Downton Abbey. For most viewers of the period drama, starched collars have as little place in ...

But the world's last remaining starched collar laundry is now doing a booming trade in a British seaside town - thanks to period TV dramas such as Downton Abbey. A century ago, starched collars were ...

'I had no idea I was so in demand’: Alice Allen, 96, who used to prepare 30 to 40 collars a day Credit: Photo: Andrew Crowley/The Telegraph Alice Allen’s nimble hands move like clockwork. With barely ...