For some, the notion of the public toilet may conjure up the
nightmarish convenience in Trainspotting. But the 20-year-old loo of the year awards are helping to change all that. And it is not too late to nominate your favourite WC.
Any type of "away from home" toilet can be nominated via the annual awards' website, which is nothing if not comprehensive. As Martin Wainwright reports today, the awards now comprise 57 categories, including crematoria, cinemas and shopping centres, and have become "a major force in public health, education and tourism".
In the coming weeks, a team of 12 secret inspectors will check out the nominees for evidence of pristine bowls, fresh-cut flowers and free-flowing pump soap.
Today was supposed to be the last day for nominations but Richard Chisnell, the director of the awards and the British Toilet Association told the Guardian that nominations were likely to be accepted throughout August.
Just look at the pure joy of these conveniences provided by the Duchess of Northumberland at Alnwick Garden, which scooped one of the awards last year.
Do you know of a better WC? Or, gulp, one that could compete with the horror convenience in Trainspotting?
