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Public convenience, High Street

It's funny how twee we are these days about these essential facilities. When I was a lot younger, they were always boldly labelled and signposted as either toilets or (shudder) lavatories. But now those words seem to have become taboo, so they are usually labelled public conveniences, which could just as easily be applied to litter bins, postboxes, bench seats and all sorts of other things we find in our streets. One contributor here has rather amusingly labelled this building as the "Clee Hill Rest Area". That it definitely isn't - if you spent too much time "resting" here, you would probably get arrested for loitering or worse! If you want to rest, there is a nice car park at the top of the hill, with wonderful views.

Outside the building is a sign saying Ladies, but for gentlemen who need to be convenient, they will find one end of the building is for them. Another sign points out that only people who need to use these facilities, may park outside.