Un bagno in stile Vittoriano costruito nel 1890 e chiuso a partire dagli anni sessanta, è stato dato un nuovo contratto di locazione della vita dopo essere stata riorganizzata come Bohemian cafe chiamato l'operatore a Londra alla moda di Bloomsbury. Il responsabile dell'ufficio è stata convertita in una cucina, mentre il vecchio orinatoi in porcellana sono state trasformate in un area con posti a sedere. La maggior parte delle attrezzature originali sono ancora in vigore, comprese le luci e gli ornati sisterns. L idea è nata quando il proprietario Pete Tomlinson e un amico erano avente un drink vicino al sito e si sentì ispirato a trasformare la inusuale spazio. Il padrone di casa era la naftalina

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• Data acquisizione: 13 marzo 2013
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A Victorian toilet, built in the 1890s and closed since the 1960s, has been given a new lease of life after being revamped as a Bohemian cafe called The Attendant in London's fashionable Bloomsbury. The attendant's office has been converted into a kitchen, while the old porcelain urinals have been transformed into a seating area. Most of the original fixtures are still in place, including the lights and the ornate sisterns. The idea came about when owner Pete Tomlinson and a friend were having a drink near the site and he felt inspired to transform the unusual space. The landlord had mothballed the site since the 80s, but it was still in great condition. Tomlinson decided to go for it and 18 months later his coffee and sandwich concept The Attendant was open for business. Tomlinson admits the biggest challenge he faced was the fancy Victorian iron cage at street level, which took his team eight months to strip away 12 layers of paint. He explains, "As there is no shop window, I wanted to make sure we had a beautiful presence on the street. It was painful - but the result is fantastic! A benefit of doing this was it allowed us to speak to lots of people in the neighbourhood about the project and gauge feedback on converting the old Foley Street toilets into a coffee and sandwich place - I'd say 95 per cent of people loved the idea. Those that didn't had used the facilities in the 60s - for their original purpose!" Featuring: The Attendant Where: London, United Kingdom When: 13 Mar 2013

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