A look at Sunderland's loveliest retro lavatories as we count down to World Toilet Day
As we count down to World Toilet Day (it arrives on November 19), here’s a look back at conveniences which got us taking notice.
The Dalton Park Outlet won the Loo of the Year Gold Award in 2015 and Amanda Kenney was making sure the family toilets in in proper working order in this photo.
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Ten years earlier, the toilets at The Bridges in Sunderland took gold in the same awards.
Liz Stirk, Sue Walt, Lynsey McKenna, Gill Kenny and Steve Martin were celebrating the success.
A spruce-up in Seaham
In 2014, the Byron Place shopping centre in Seaham had revamped toilets to show off.
And in 2013, the East Durham Artists Network’s new premises were opened - in a former toilet block.
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Hide AdHere is Easington MP Grahame Morris (right) cutting the ribbon to officially open them.
On a mission to help the world
World Toilet Day was set up in 2001. It is celebrated on the same day every year and aims to encourage action to tackle the global sanitation crisis .
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