MargieH 7,599 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 RR you really make me chuckle. Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 I lived on Russell Rd Forest Fields 1961-72 and that had an outside toilet which was rarely used because there was an inside one too. My first wife however lived on Exeter Rd and their only toilet was outside. They also had a plumbed in bath in the kitchen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Personally I think the best place for a toilet is outside. We had one here before we extended the house. You could sit and watch the cattle grazing and listen to the birds. Very bucolic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 One of my primary school friends had a bath in the kitchen. Her father was a plumber and he installed it. When not in use, it was covered up. I think it was not uncommon in houses where there was no separate bathroom. Wouldn't be permitted today, of course! Their loo was also outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,894 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Not so many years ago ( say 35 yrs ) some of my in-laws visited us and were horrified that there wasn’t a bidet i the bathroom. Even the oldest houses had one so for them we were a dirty lot. When we moved to R.O.T. my brother reorganized the bathroom to accommodate one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Bidets seem to have gone out of vogue. However there are toilets available that blast you violently with warm water up the backside. The first bidet I ever saw, many years ago, was in Paris where you could sit on the toilet and dangle your feet in after a tiring day of sightseeing. The French are keen on personal hygiene and even wash their hands before going to the toilet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: Personally I think the best place for a toilet is outside. I agree, never liked the bog in the bedroom idea, breathing that in all night, no wonder some are always ill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 18 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: In the Nottinghamshire version, you will find an account of my father's childhood antics in Beeston! I’ve found the book. Can you give me the page? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 The clever design of the toilet duck bottle helped kill off the bidet, if needed, a few short blasts & I’m good to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 I don't have the book, Phil, but I contributed the account which took place in Beeston. It will mention the name Sparrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thanks. I'll wade through the 60 pages and report back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 My father did have the book but allowed someone to borrow it! Fatal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thanks Jill. I found your anecdote on page 62 of Nottinghamshire Privies. For anyone who wants to read it there are used copies of the book available on Amazon from 70p. Too long to type out and fiddly to copy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 As far as I remember, I sent it in response to an appeal by the author in the NEP many years ago. It was printed just as I wrote it. A cushy way to write a book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 510 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 We never had an outside toilet but am reverting a bit that way with a bucket at the allotment which kinda puts me in the same club as you lot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 My childhood home only had an INSIDE loo but our first married home only had an OUTSIDE loo (until we had one put in tne bathroom) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 My grandma would lift the drain covers, with vim & toilet brush in hand & scrub the inside of the sewer, popping up round the u-bends of neighbours bogs with a cheery "Don't mind me, duck." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 I did not live in a house with an inside toilet until I was 20. No bathroom either. After puberty it was the public baths for me every Friday night. At 28 my new house had three inside toilets and I found it very confusing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 159 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/24/2022 at 3:30 PM, PeverilPeril said: I did not live in a house with an inside toilet until I was 20. No bathroom either. After puberty it was the public baths for me every Friday night. At 28 my new house had three inside toilets and I found it very confusing I remember when we lived in Leicester street st anns , we had outside toilet in the courtyard , scared to use in the dark in case there were a big hairy spider lurking in there ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 One sheet of Izal was handed to any infant who asked to visit the horrendous outside loos at Berridge. After my disastrous initial visit, I never used those loos again until indoor toilets had been installed just before I left. Fortunately, I went home for lunch and went there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,404 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: One sheet of Izal was handed to any infant who asked to visit the horrendous outside loos Must have been a general policy... I remember the same at Sneinton infants and cried all the way home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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