>From memory and from experience, households used to manage their affairs with either an earth closet or an ash closet. It depended, of course, on which medium was the more readily available. The last seen by me was in Norfolk, a three-seater, the third for Junior being at a much lower level. No problems for the country dweller, but for the town dweller....gardez l'eau as in "gar de loo". Pedestrians were kept 'on their toes' With horses everywhere too, crossing-sweepers were kept busy,. Who's read "The Specialist" ? Martin (10977) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus