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« on: December 14, 2010, 02:20:18 »
From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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A former public toilet block in Bath, close to the city's cricket ground, is to be auctioned with a starting price of ^20,000.

Network Rail wants to sell the public convenience and 0.023 acres of surrounding land.

The unusual property is described as a "stone-built single storey former public convenience arranged beneath a pitched tiled roof".

The auctioneers say the site "may afford potential for redevelopment".

They also point out the lavatories are built on a site that is "irregular shaped with frontage on to North Parade Road and Pulteney Road".

The toilets go on sale on Thursday, 16 December in London.
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2010, 03:02:26 »
Thanks to the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) for lifting the lid on this story.

All cisterns go for what appears to be a far from bog-standard auction. I hope the winning bidder will be flushed with success and trust that their redevelopment plans won't go down the pan.
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2010, 03:06:13 »
I think Network Rail are just taking the p!ss, expecting to get ^20,000 for something you'd only be prepared to spend a penny in.
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2010, 03:18:10 »
...and here's a new design of toilet that Network Rail are planning to install at its head office:
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2010, 20:03:31 »
See, I read this headline and assumed we were discussing one of the little yellow "pineapple chunks" that one sees in the urinals. Is that not a "toilet block"?
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