lazarus Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 This may seem a daft question but I was talking to a mate in the pub last night and he told me that when he lived on Honeysuckle Rd on the flower estate in the late forties and the fifties their downstair bathroom didnt have a door fitted and all the houses on the estate didnt have bathroom doors. I found this very hard to believe, so could someone say as to whether whats he remembers is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffieldj Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Are these the upside down houses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Bathroom or toilet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Are these the upside down houses? No they are just normal houses but the bathroom was just off the kitchen, just like the ones that were on Queen Mary Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Bathroom or toilet? I thought I made that clear BATHROOM, the toilet was situated in the back porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlsChick Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I thought I made that clear BATHROOM, the toilet was situated in the back porch. Yes they was the ones lazarus.When mum and dad moved into a house on windyhouse lane,there was no door to the bathroom and indeed the loo was out the kitchen door,across the porch and into the loo.It was a bit of a luxury to have a bathroom and toilet inside in them days so i suppose a door to the bathroom was unheared off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ive found out that in the early fifties the bath was a sort of "Tin Bath" affair which was covered over with a piece of wood and in the sixties the houses were modified and a bathroom was put in with the all important door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 considering these were an upgrade so to speak, from a tin bath in front of the range, privacy when bathing wouldn't have been an issue - especially if the toilet was still outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I thought I made that clear BATHROOM, the toilet was situated in the back porch. I lived on Windmill lane in the 40's, our bathroom was quite large and had the required door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awoollen Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This may seem a daft question but I was talking to a mate in the pub last night and he told me that when he lived on Honeysuckle Rd on the flower estate in the late forties and the fifties their downstair bathroom didnt have a door fitted and all the houses on the estate didnt have bathroom doors. I found this very hard to believe, so could someone say as to wether whats he remembers is true. the bath was in the floor in the kitchen with a board over the top one of my school mates lived on honey windmill road end jack bee if anybody remembers them and jack davidson lived naxt door any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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