From rank to riches: Abandoned public toilets transformed into drinking den, hairdressers and vegan café
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEver wondered where all the public toilets have gone when you’re caught short out and about? Between 2010 and 2015, it was reported that a third of public loos in Greater Manchester closed due to cuts.
The shortage became even more apparent during lockdown - when people couldn’t just take advantage of the free loos in M&S or the Arndale.
In May last year, temporary public toilets were even installed in Piccadilly Gardens in a bid to make the city centre 'as welcoming as possible' as coronavirus restrictions were eased. READ MORE: 'I'm having to walk to Tesco to go to the toilet': Entire block of flats left without water for 30 hours But what has happened to all of Greater Manchester’s long lost public loos?
Some have been demolished - but many have found a new lease of life. You can order a taxi, drink a pint of lager in an underground bar, and even eat turmeric scrambled tofu on sourdough toast in former public toilets in Greater Manchester. Prestwich - taxi company These former public toilets are attached to the back of the The White Horse on Bury New Road.
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