Mouldy Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Some of the old country restaurants still do but they are normally separate now. . . . Must be a quite recent development then. We stayed overnight at a Campanile hotel in Troyes in 2007, on our way to the Ardeche. It was my first road trip through France and I was quite surprised standing at the urinal in the toilet by the reception as a lady walked in behind me and went into the sit down. I did check the door as I left and sure enough, it was a male/female loo. Over the next ten years or so, we found it quite commonplace whilst on holiday in France and to be honest, one often finds cleaners (toilet domestic engineers, or whatever their hip and trendy name is now) of the opposite sex in public loos over here now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 i can remember walking past a low brick wall with half a dozen gents standing behind it, right out in the town square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 44 minutes ago, grendel said: i can remember walking past a low brick wall with half a dozen gents standing behind it, right out in the town square. There is one in central London next to Vauxhall Tube and mainline station I have walked past it many times. Never had to use it yet!! https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/disgusting-public-urinal-outside-vauxhall-19590669.amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Back in the 50s while travellinmg through France headingSouth by road, we stopped off for lunch at a restraurant. Traveliing with my parents and myself were a couple who, were friends of my parents. After lunch the wife decided she wanted to use the toilet and being a little wary asked me to go with her. We were directed to a sentry box sized shed in the yard at the rear. Inside was something resembling a butler sink set into the ground with two footplate areas designed to stand on on either side. A rope was looped hanging over the whole thing to hang on while using it. I waited outside while she was using it and then she pulled the chain. a mighty roar erupted and she came flying out closely followed by a gush of water. Travelling abroad in those days was a real adventure. Carole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikertov Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 That sounds like the toilets on the Greek ferries I went on, in the early 90's when I was island hopping. They were not pleasant to use ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 hours ago, addicted said: . . . . . Inside was something resembling a butler sink set into the ground with two footplate areas designed to stand on on either side. A rope was looped hanging over the whole thing to hang on while using it. . . . . Nice! A traditional French toilet. Obviously designed to encourage the user not to linger longer than necessary. There’s still plenty of those around in the areas that we spent our holidays over there: The Dordogne, Ardeche, Tarn and Verdon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gancanny Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 29/03/2022 at 20:44, floydraser said: It says the pub will be renamed - any suggestions? walking down the hill towards the railway crossing i spotted a planning notice on one of the posts regarding the YARE pub, it is going to be renamed THE WHITE HERON, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, gancanny said: it is going to be renamed THE WHITE HERON, Which sometimes migrate to the south of France from Africa, but I have never seen one in Norfolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 A pair of white herons visiting the Camargue in 1999. Didn't see them the following year. They are quite a bit bigger than the Standard NATO heron - more the size of a Canada Goose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Which sometimes migrate to the south of France from Africa, but I have never seen one in Norfolk. Over here in Leicester we have the National Space Centre and Richard III. If it brings in the punters and it's not bolted down, someone will nab it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Which sometimes migrate to the south of France from Africa, but I have never seen one in Norfolk. I am sure you have. Clue: Think more on water than in air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I assume by White Heron they actually mean the Egret. The Little Egret:- is widely distributed all over Norfolk and Suffolk along with The Broads. The Great Egret:- Is no longer considered a rare visitor and can be seen regularly in Norfolk. It started breeding at Holkham in 2017, fifteen years after the Little Egret who now number over 50 breeding pairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annv Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I just cant see the reason/sense in changing the name from the Yare to White Heron it's not as if it had a bad reputation as the Yare, John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 There is also The Spoonbill which started to breed again norfolk in 2010. Stiil rare but work is ongoing to improve their habitat in North Norfolk. This one was at Holmes Dunes. And flying over Cley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Personally, I hate to see pub names change as often it wipes out a huge chunk of local history. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, annv said: I just cant see the reason/sense in changing the name from the Yare to White Heron it's not as if it had a bad reputation as the Yare, John For visitors who come to The Broads once a year, who perhaps weren’t big fans of the pub as it was and maybe wouldn’t bother to visit a revamped establishment with the same name, a change is indicative that alterations have been made. There’s clearly been a significant investment made and Broom will be looking at a return. Looking at their buildings and even on their website, the White Heron appears to have been adopted as their logo, so links the pub to their ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Brooms has a history of using the name 'The White Heron'. I came across this... https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2934/white-heron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, YnysMon said: Brooms has a history of using the name 'The White Heron'. I came across this... https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2934/white-heron This is pretty much how I understood the pub`s new name to come about. http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki2018/index.php?title=Style_Details&style=BmCom2-H . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Is a "White Heron" the same thing I know as an "Egret"? If so I have seen them on the Broads increasingly over the last 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 As in the song by Frank Sinatra. Egrets I have had a few, but then again too few to mention.? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Grendel, We really do need a "groan" emoti on the "Like button". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikertov Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, MauriceMynah said: Grendel, We really do need a "groan" emoti on the "Like button". You can talk, with the tag line on the bottom of all your posts ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berty Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Has anyone anymore updates on the pub. Is it any nearer being open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Berty said: Has anyone anymore updates on the pub. Is it any nearer being open. I was talking to Tim at Brian Wards earlier this week work is progressing but the talk is that it will be some time yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gancanny Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said: work is progressing but the talk is that it will be some time yet. work is progressing at norfolk speed, pathetically slow, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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