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garderobe

Medieval lavatory. Garderobes were often built into the thickness of a castle wall, with an open drop to the moat below.
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The stone walls are between 15 and 18 feet thick and contain stairs, galleries and even garderobes, (toilets), within their thickness.
At a glance by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Armour-clad tutors were on hand to demonstrate the charm of chainmail and the finer points of eliminating an enemy, while the youngsters were given a unique insight into castle life, with the opportunity to hear and even smell a garderobe ( that's a loo in modern parlance.
The knights are getting shorter around here.. by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: Janet Tansley IT came as no surprise that one of the most interesting rooms for our children in Skipton Castle was that of the garderobe .
TIME OFF: Caught fort; Janet Tansley finds there's more than just a ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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