I am not too sure if righteous indignation is the correct term for what I feel about the following composition!
On Saturday, 23rd August, 2014 I alighted from a bus at the top of #BlackboyHill, and spread before me was #DurdhamDown.
Behind me was a triangle of land surrounded by roads and the inevitable flow of traffic. Looking across I could see the renovation and conversion of an old school into residences.
Note the white rectangle mounted on the 3rd from right panel.
Walking a few yards down the side of the school wall, I crossed over #Cabstand Road, definitely no longer it's current purpose!
I have read about the Victorian-era cast-iron lavatory facilities in a couple of locations in #Bristol, here were (and I am going to make many assumptions) the urinals built for users of #DownsHaven, again all cast-iron, drab-green paint, pierced for ventilation, with a glass roof!
"Oh dear!" I hear the more hygiene conscious readers exclaim, at the lack of hand-washing facilities!
Google maps kindly provide a street view of the washing facilities, if that is what the following images are!
Before I lay myself open to criticism for too many assumptions I will re-visit and hopefully clarify the situation, so within seven days I will have the answers.
Of course if there are any knowledgeable folks reading please do not hesitate to fill in the gaps in my knowledge!
On Saturday, 23rd August, 2014 I alighted from a bus at the top of #BlackboyHill, and spread before me was #DurdhamDown.
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| Durdham Down, Bristol |
Behind me was a triangle of land surrounded by roads and the inevitable flow of traffic. Looking across I could see the renovation and conversion of an old school into residences.
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| School undergoing conversion |
Located at the north-east corner is a drab-green shelter, which upon touching I realised was decorated with cast-iron, and it could be walked around, with covered seating on all four sides.
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| Moss covered roof in the lee of a tree, with a cast-iron cornice |
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| Original guttering |
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| East side |
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| Restored in 1999, and apparently ignored on the 100th Anniversary of #WW1 |
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| Plaqueless cast-iron building |
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| Constructed to meet requirements of invalids using #DownsHaven? |
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| Six urinals with a further six on opposite side. |
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| Twelve stand-up male urinals, no sign of female! |
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| Air-conditioning and ventilation from nature. |
"Oh dear!" I hear the more hygiene conscious readers exclaim, at the lack of hand-washing facilities!
Google maps kindly provide a street view of the washing facilities, if that is what the following images are!
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| Are these the rather extravagant grooming facilities to complement cast-iron urinals? |
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| Or are these facilities pre-existing to urinals? |
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| Surely steps would impede invalid access? |
Before I lay myself open to criticism for too many assumptions I will re-visit and hopefully clarify the situation, so within seven days I will have the answers.
Of course if there are any knowledgeable folks reading please do not hesitate to fill in the gaps in my knowledge!
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