London Lavatory Legends

Whilst Islington today lacks any historic public conveniences there was a time in the 1980s when it looked as if a new facility would be bu...

This toilet’s proximity to two BBC studios has led to it being irrevocably linked to the TV series Doctor Who, as the programme’s creators o...

The Gothic appearance and gloomy atmosphere of this convenience on Hampstead Heath have long made it a favourite of celebrities ranging from...

Stoke Newington has long been known as a bohemian area and its famous former residents have included Edgar Allan Poe and Daniel Defoe. What ...

This toilet was constructed to cater for patrons of the Bartholomew Fair, which despite being a cloth fair was arguably better known for hos...

The public toilets in Westminster were the cause of endless concern to Prime Minister Herbert Asquith as his premiership coincided with a ri...

These toilets owe their existence to no less a figure than George Bernard Shaw, who served on the local council during a time of mass expans...

Originally Published in Time Out London, Aug 27-Sep 2, 2009 Of all the buildings in the Kensington area the Royal Albert Hall and Albert Mem...

It was a few weeks back that a heavy-hearted e-mail came thudding into my inbox from Peter Watts, the visionary editor of Time Out's Big...

Originally Published in Time Out London, Aug 20-26 2009 On a road made famous by Sherlock Holmes it is fitting that even the public toilets ...

Originally Published in Time Out London, August 13-19 2009 This toilet earned its place in cinema history when it was used during the filmin...

Despite its location opposite a cinema famous for film premieres, this toilet is perhaps best known for its connections to the theatrical wo...

Originally Published in Time Out London, August 6-12, 2009 In recent years an argument has raged between historians regarding who invented t...

The towering, pyramid-topped monolith that dominates the skyline of Canary Wharf was the centrepiece of the development when it opened but s...

Originally Published in Time Out London, July 23-29, 2009 The original toilets in Piccadilly Circus station, though now closed and repl...