Now compared to those impressive Victorian and Edwardian public lavatories these two are ugly buildings which even function cannot bestow any beauty on.
But like so many of those early public lavatories these have long been closed and I doubt will ever be reopened.
Indeed I remember a for sale sign gracing the side of the one on Withington Road and Moss Lane East.
I thought at the time and still do that this was an act of staggering optimism rather than a practical assessment of the property market.
Likewise the second at the top of Barlow Moor Road must be almost unique in that as Andy Robertson asks out it is “is there a facility like this anywhere that is closer to two pubs, probably a combined distance of 40 yards?”
All of which is part of a new series which Andy has called a “bog for a blog” and which promises over the next few months to record many more of our closed and increasingly threatened public lavatories.
Pictures; Withington Road and Moss Lane East and the top of Barlow Moor Road, 2014
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| Withington Road and Moss Lane East, 2014 |
Indeed I remember a for sale sign gracing the side of the one on Withington Road and Moss Lane East.
I thought at the time and still do that this was an act of staggering optimism rather than a practical assessment of the property market.
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| Barlow Moor Road, 2014 |
All of which is part of a new series which Andy has called a “bog for a blog” and which promises over the next few months to record many more of our closed and increasingly threatened public lavatories.
Pictures; Withington Road and Moss Lane East and the top of Barlow Moor Road, 2014
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