Posted by Jock on October 20, 2007 at 15:35:21 from 87.105.81.146 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Toilets in S & A. posted by Mike Dennis on October 18, 2007 at 17:50:57:
As a child this was a question that fascinated me - how did they manage!
I'm sure that they only used natural materials which they found in the woods. Having looked for photos of Tilberthwaite Deep Level, I was Googling away for more underground pictures of slate quarries when I was soon reminded of Peter H's research into downstream plumbing arrangements. I stumbled across Aberllefeni Slate Quarry which I had first explored as a schoolboy. Sadly Aberllefeni (which had a fascinating little railway all of its own) is now closed. Exploring further I learnt that part of the quarry site has been taken over by some young entrepreneurs that have given a completely new meaning to the word "recycling".
As every craftsperson will tell you, it all begins by using only the very finest materials. We take great care to collect super-fresh sheep poo from the beautiful (and rainy) mountains of rural Wales and take it back to the mill, situated in southern Snowdonia.
TarBoarders with any lingering doubts about the purity of this product need have no qualms. It is made using only the purest Welsh mountain water, of course. Of course!