| Event type: | Monthly meeting |
| Date: | Mon 9 Mar 2026 |
| Time: | 10:00am - 12:00pm |
| Venue: | St Margaret’s United Reformed Church, N3 1BD |
| Booking: | Note that booking is required. |
Note: This talk replaces the previously listed talk on the Silk Road.
This is an irreverent account of the history of public toilet provision in London from Roman times to the present day, including the philanthropic deeds of Dick Whittington and the rise of subterranean public lavatories at the end of the 19th century. We will also look at what new uses some of these Victorian underground facilities have now been put to, and why it is becoming more difficult to find a public convenience when you need to go!
Speaker Mike Lewin is a retired architect who is current Vice Chair of NLU3A, as well as being an organiser of our summer and winter programmes. Mike originally gave this talk to NLU3A’s Shape of London group earlier this year.