by Ron Freethy · Countryside Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781853065248
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«Lancashire Privies» is a local history essay by Ron Freethy, published by Countryside Books in paperback (96 pages, in English).
The book takes a nostalgic tour of Lancashire's outdoor privies and their place in everyday life. It combines the social history of hygiene and sanitation with anecdotes and popular humor: from rural manure to the poor sanitary conditions that the Industrial Revolution brought to the cities.
The cover subtitle is «A Nostalgic Trip Down the Garden Path». Published on October 8, 1998 as part of the Countryside Books series on English county privies.
It is aimed at readers interested in British local history, domestic architecture and the evolution of sanitation.
