A public toiletPhotograph: Ted Hamilton/WestPublic conveniences were once a source of civic pridePhotograph: Dod Miller/GettyMany public loos are now abandonedPhotograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
A football ground toiletPhotograph: Richard Saker/ObserverThis former council toilet in Westminster is now privately owned and costs 50p to usePhotograph: Andrew Dunsmore/RexA popular contemporary public toilet designPhotograph: Eddie Ryle-Hodges/CorbisThis Hackney toilet is used as a home by migrant workers for 20p a nightPhotograph: Ray Tang/RexStainless steel men's public toiletsPhotograph: Michael Jenner/CorbisA flower kiosk, combined with public lavatories, designed by Piers GoughPhotograph: Martin Godwin/GuardianA Champagne opening ceremony for luxury toilets at Oxford Circus in central LondonPhotograph: Bruno Vincent/GettyCutting edge design at Midsummer Common, in Cambridge Photograph: Peter Cook/RexA temporary urinal in BristolPhotograph: Matt Cardy/GettyAn art gallery toilet known as a 'toilet pod', intended for use by elderly people, children and disabled peoplePhotograph: Frank Baron/GuardianA public sculpture by artist Monica Bonvicini features a fully functioning prison toilet inside a cube made of one-way glass Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian
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