1970: The village with one loo

With no mains drainage, the small Scottish village of Auchmithie was a place where most residents didn't have their own private toilet and relied on a drafty communal privy that used buckets. When a brand-new public convenience was built, it not only included flushing toilets, but separate sections for men and women with keys so the villagers could do their business in peace. Jack Pizzey went to find out what life was like when spending a penny also meant going for a walk.

Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 26 March 1970.

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