Property News · May 5, 2017

Loo with a view: rare Victorian outdoor toilet restored to former glory


English Heritage completes repair of ‘gentrified decorate garden privy’ at South Yorkshire stately homeA historic view with a loo has been recreated, with the rescue and restoration of a Victorian outdoor toilet in the gardens of Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire. The toilet, described as “a rare surviving example of a gentrified decorate garden privy”, is a far rarer survival than the listed mansion itself.The little brick pavilion housing the earth closet toilet – which had disappeared under a mound of ivy – has been restored by English Heritage, complete with its discreet screens of yew hedges and surround of tactfully strongly scented plants, including orange blossom, scented geranium and roses. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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