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Using the toilet is a universal experience, a ritual part of our everyday life, and easily taken for granted. That is until there isn’t one when you need it! It is estimated that in the last decade approximately half of London’s public toilets have been closed… so where do we go now?
This tour plunges into the city’s past, exploring our changing relationship to water and sanitation from the 18th century to the present day. Along the walk you will visit hidden relics of London’s sanitary history, and hear tales of surprising toilet champions (and sceptics) from plumbers to playwrights to princes, and discuss how the idea of public health as a civic responsibility has changed over the years and impacted by historic health crises from Cholera to Covid.
Rachel Cole-Wilkin (aka The Loo Lady) has been leading London Loo Tours since 2013. The tours were originally inspired by her obsession with ‘where to go’ for free while exploring the city, which turned into a passion for all things lavatorial.
This tour starts at Temple Station, and finishes in High Holborn.
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