Today I was reminded of a short but sad series on the blog reflecting on the demise of our Corporation public lavatories.*
And yes, there is always a place for such a subject, especially if like me you suffer from “weak bladder blues”
This story was occasioned by a picture of Albert Square from 1967, which prompted Margaret to comment on the following lost lavatories,
1. Albert Square, 4 of them, external removed, steel plate laid, and all subterranean parts remain, was done in 1986
2. Great Bridgewater Street, all external remain and subterranean turned into a bar
3. Cathedral Approach/Victoria Street, all external removed and steel plate placed over entrance, all subterranean remain known as Cathedral Vaults.
4. Stevenson Square, most of external remain and bricked up (now turned into art project) presume subterranean still remains.
5. St Anne's Square, external still remains, subterranean now an electricity substation.
So, thank you Margret, and I expect this will not be we shall hear of those lost lavatories.
Location; Manchester and Birmingham
Pictures; Albert Square, detail from a picture by M. Luft, 1985, m00128, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass and Birmingham, 1983, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*Public lavatories, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=public+lavatories
**Margret Copeland Gain
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| Albert Square, 1985 |
This story was occasioned by a picture of Albert Square from 1967, which prompted Margaret to comment on the following lost lavatories,
1. Albert Square, 4 of them, external removed, steel plate laid, and all subterranean parts remain, was done in 1986
2. Great Bridgewater Street, all external remain and subterranean turned into a bar
3. Cathedral Approach/Victoria Street, all external removed and steel plate placed over entrance, all subterranean remain known as Cathedral Vaults.
4. Stevenson Square, most of external remain and bricked up (now turned into art project) presume subterranean still remains.
5. St Anne's Square, external still remains, subterranean now an electricity substation.
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| Birmingham, 1983 |
So, thank you Margret, and I expect this will not be we shall hear of those lost lavatories.
Location; Manchester and Birmingham
Pictures; Albert Square, detail from a picture by M. Luft, 1985, m00128, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass and Birmingham, 1983, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*Public lavatories, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=public+lavatories
**Margret Copeland Gain
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