Your recollection certainly matches mine. It was painted green if I recall correctly and was on that island bit where the old St Johns School was before it moved to Worrall Road I think that it was physically there until into the 70s but whether it was open for 'business' I don't know - I never felt the need when I was in the area !!! Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frances and Geoff Jarvis" <g.f.jarvis@bigpond.com> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:17 AM Subject: Re: [B&D] Taking the ... > > I have a vague recollection of something like this pissoir at the top of > the > Blackboy Hill. It would either have been in the 1950s when I was at school > at the then St David's College or in the mid 60s when I worked nearby for > a > few months. > I also remember the signs outside it for a Hackney Carriage stand (as > taxis > were still referred to on sigs back then). > > Geoff Jarvis > > > > > < > This interesting article will explain but just don't get taken short > if you're visiting Bristol's Great Western Dockyard ;)) > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8634087.stm > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk >> > > **** > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message