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 humour: 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 8 October 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.
