Outside WC, rear of 4/5 Railway Terrace Stanley, Crook
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Outside WC, rear of 4/5 Railway Terrace Stanley, Crook
Image: © Tom Jolliffe Taken: Unknown
Outside W.C.s were commonplace before the terraced houses were modernised. In this case, the back yard and steps up to the WC or "nettie" had to be negotiated. A trip at night required a candle or a torch and a thick dressing gown and slippers in the winter (at 700 feet above sea level).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.732558
Longitude
-1.738613