There were kitchens, servants' hall, pantries, two cellars, a washhouse and a brewhouse. The rear quarters included a ground floor kitchen, washhouse, lavatory and rear yard. This was a communal bath and washhouse. This was the first public washhouse in Liverpool. The answer lies in the local washhouse. The washhouse is where clothes, tablecloths, and bed-covers were cleaned and ironed. This extension connected the original house with the original washhouse. The ruins of a Japanese washhouse is reported to be beyond the gun emplacement. Each washhouse had to service thousands of prisoners. A washhouse at northeastern end is enclosed with flat sheeting. By 1833 a washhouse, kitchen and wings had been completed. The well and nearby washhouse are both in need of upkeep and repair. The original outside privy and washhouse can still be viewed.