Saturday, 19 September 2009

the netty

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Netty is an old Geordie word for a toilet; for its' possible derivation see: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/netty
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This example is an outdoor netty at an old pitman's cottage at Beamish Museum

2 comments:

  1. I've learned a new word!!
    Thanks for the comment on Phoenix Daily Photo. I bet the Chihuly exhibit at Kew was very similar to the one at the Desert Botanical Gardens here in Phoenix from November 08 through May 09. It was so stunning, I went 9 times.

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  2. Some things aren't easy to feel nostalgic about!

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