Manchester, Albert Square And The Town Hall 1889
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Although Alfred Waterhouse's Town Hall dominates the scene, it is the small round building almost in the middle of our picture that intrigues me. I am told that it was a 'Pistourie', or gentlemen's convenience, and a copy of what was all the rage in Paris at the time. It had been amended from the original to cover gentlemen right to the floor. Thus Manchester's first public convenience, right in the middle of Albert Square, was also a truly fashionable one!
An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.
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