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The Great Exhibition \u00a0in 1851 at London\u2019s Crystal Palace, was the first World\u2019s Fair, and amongst the many great \u00a0inventions, was a set of Monkey Closets with the first pub\u00adlic flushing toilet,<\/p>\n

During \u00a0the exhibition 827,280 visitors paid one penny each to use these modern toilets, complete with a tow\u00adel, comb and shoe shine.<\/p>\n

It was so popular that the term \u201cspend a penny\u201d is still part of British slang to this day.<\/p>\n

It also inadvertently contributed to the long-term success of the famed Crystal Palace, as the toilets alone made \u00a31000 per year after the building was moved to Sydenham once the Great Exhibition was ended.<\/p>\n

The pop\u00adularity of this invention was such that the first public toilets op\u00adened the foll\u00adowing year and were known as Public Waiting Rooms. Even then, the prevail\u00ading modesty of Victorian society assumed women would be too embarrassed to be seen entering them.<\/p>\n

This led to the widespread proliferation of public toilets, particularly underground ones that often exist today albeit converted into other facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Details of the \u201cCloset of the Century\u201d 1894 As featured in Temples of Convenience <\/strong>by Lucinda Lambton, Published by St Martins Press,<\/p>\n<\/div>

The Great Exhibition \u00a0in 1851 at London\u2019s Crystal Palace, was the first World\u2019s Fair, and amongst the many great \u00a0inventions, was a set of Monkey Closets with the first pub\u00adlic flushing toilet,<\/p>\n

During \u00a0the exhibition 827,280 visitors paid one penny each to use these modern toilets, complete with a tow\u00adel, comb and shoe shine.<\/p>\n

It was so popular that the term \u201cspend a penny\u201d is still part of British slang to this day.<\/p>\n

It also inadvertently contributed to the long-term success of the famed Crystal Palace, as the toilets alone made \u00a31000 per year after the building was moved to Sydenham once the Great Exhibition was ended.<\/p>\n

The pop\u00adularity of this invention was such that the first public toilets op\u00adened the foll\u00adowing year and were known as Public Waiting Rooms. Even then, the prevail\u00ading modesty of Victorian society assumed women would be too embarrassed to be seen entering them.<\/p>\n

This led to the widespread proliferation of public toilets, particularly underground ones that often exist today albeit converted into other facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Ancient latrines in Ephesus, Turkey Karen via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Modern Public Toilet Cubicles from the Cairngorm<\/a> range by Cubicle Centre<\/p>\n<\/div>

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