Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Victorian Toilets

Possibly not the most picturesque of posts but I found them to be of interest. These gentlemen's' toilets are next to a chapel.








 They have modern toilets inside but these ones  have never been modernised and are still used today. I did have to shout before entering as I don't make a habit of going into the men's toilets! But they were definitely worth a sneaky peek.
















16 comments:

  1. What a fabulous place and not damaged! I love that it is next to the chapel, so many of these don't have toilets - those poor vicars!! I love the marble sinks and of course the Crapper references.

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  2. Thanks for sharing! I probably wouldn't have been brave enough to go in by myself. I found myself in one of these in Paris two years ago and it was like being in a dream, carried back to the first time I was there in 1966. Nice to know they exist in England, too. Those overhead tanks were designed well -- big whoosh of water compared to the new water saver ones.

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  3. Pretty fancy restroom! Thanks for bravely sneaking a peek.

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  4. It is well maintained place

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  5. That was fun sneaking in there with you!

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  6. Amazingly intact. I haven't seen a wall mounted cistern like that for years. In some places you can see where the cistern used to sit, high up above.

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  7. This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

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  8. This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

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  9. Neat! I'm glad you got these interesting pictures, even if you had to tiptoe in. :-)

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  10. Of COURSE this is of interest!! Most of the Aussie loos I've visited don't have a lot of historical context or superb fittings like these ones! But one day I'm going to visit what is reportedly Australia's oldest public loo - although I don't think it's going to look anything like this one, more's the pity!

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  11. Had to laugh reading you were shouting. What had you done when one or two men had popped up?
    The toilets still look in a very good state although from Victorian times.

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  12. I would love to have a photo of you sneaking in to take photos. ;))

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  13. I applaud your sense of adventure. bwahaha

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  14. Here the time stood still !

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  15. ohhh I would never have the heart to do that. The place is so amazing... and looks very clean and noble.

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  16. You are a brave soul. I had a friend guard the door at the Museum D'Orsay P aris and used the men's room. There was a long line for the ladies room and there was not a soul in the men's room. Great post!

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