HiddenHistoricLondon
Urine Deflectors of Cliffords Inn Passage.
At the end of Cliffords Inn Passage, just off Fleet Street, is a Grade II Mock Tudor listed gatehouse that was built in the early 19th century although the passage dates back to Tudor times. What’s of interest are the anti-urination deflector shields that run along the wall of 187 Fleet Street. These were a common sight in Victorian London, before the advent of public toilets, to deter drunks from peeing against the wall by deflecting their urine onto their trousers and shoes.
HiddenHistoricLondon
Urine Deflectors of Cliffords Inn Passage.
At the end of Cliffords Inn Passage, just off Fleet Street, is a Grade II Mock Tudor listed gatehouse that was built in the early 19th century although the passage dates back to Tudor times. What’s of interest are the anti-urination deflector shields that run along the wall of 187 Fleet Street. These were a common sight in Victorian London, before the advent of public toilets, to deter drunks from peeing against the wall by deflecting their urine onto their trousers and shoes.