Property News · January 21, 2010

The outdoor toilet: no longer an inconvenience


Once a sign of social deprivation, the privy now adds value to the price of a propertyBirdsong, fresh air and a bit of peace and quiet have kept Fred Cawood regular at his outdoor privy. According to a Halifax housing survey this week, an estimated 40,000 homes in the UK still have one. And it’s anything but an indicator of ­social deprivation.”We could have knocked it down or converted it – a lot have round here,” says Fred, who moved into Plantation Street in Gorton, Manchester, exactly half a century ago. The two-up, two-down through-terrace, as redbrick and uniform as any Coronation Street fan could wish, cost him and his late wife £700. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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