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Old Dec 6, 2014 | 4:38 pm
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Originally Posted by evergrn
the nastiest public bathroom ever was the one at Brighton (UK) rail station when I was there in late 1990's.
Fixed. I can attest (thanks to personal experience of Brighton Station two weeks ago) that it's gleaming and fresh-smelling today. Really one of the better loos around ... but you now have to pay 20p to enter.

This seems to be a common pattern for public lavatories in UK railway stations. The Victorians would be horrified that we've lost our sense of the need to provide free public conveniences. Walking around London, you can see so many that have been closed down. Some have been converted into bars and even restaurants. Can't bring myself to eat in a place that still has urinals on the wall, no matter how clean:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ts-in-pictures

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