{"id":65686,"date":"2010-01-21T07:05:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-outdoor-toilet-no-longer-an-inconvenience\/"},"modified":"2017-09-07T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T03:10:36","slug":"the-outdoor-toilet-no-longer-an-inconvenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-outdoor-toilet-no-longer-an-inconvenience\/","title":{"rendered":"The outdoor toilet: no longer an inconvenience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nOnce 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&#8217;s anything but an indicator of \u00adsocial deprivation.&#8221;We could have knocked it down or converted it \u2013 a lot have round here,&#8221; 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 \u00a3700. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2010\/jan\/21\/outdoor-toilet-fashionable-high-price\" target=\"_blank\">The outdoor toilet: no longer an inconvenience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Once a sign of social deprivation, the privy now adds value to the price of&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-h5s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53778,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loo-with-a-view-rare-victorian-outdoor-toilet-restored-to-former-glory\/","url_meta":{"origin":65686,"position":0},"title":"Loo with a view: rare Victorian outdoor toilet restored to former glory","date":"May 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r English Heritage completes repair of \u2018gentrified decorate garden privy\u2019 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. 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