NN and Cloakrooms

[Capirossi]

I meant visitors Barbs! That's what 'cloakrooms' are for. Although I don't have an issue with hanging hubby's fleeces and my 'outdoor' jacket in there. We even keep all his casual shoes in there. Germs are everywhere, if you thought about it that much you'd be donning a mask a la Jacko!! Or is there something you're not telling us?! he he!

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[silversequin]

I have learnt a lot from reading this thread! I live in a two up two down with one bathroom, that is to say a room with a bath in it, and a toilet too tho it would never be called the "toilet room" interesting how language evolves.....

 

[susie59]

Have always called the downstairs toilet 'the cloakroom' (and I have 'washbasins' too)!!

I hang up wet coats and macs and keep outdoor shoes and boots in there. I also have matching towels (NOT NN) and nice soaps (yes, L'occitane), flowers on the shelf, pictures on the walls etc because it will be used by visitors!

 

[Brissles]

The word Cloakroom is always used on Estate Agent's details to indicate a 'rest room', more genteel than Lower Level Bog !

Incidentally, the word 'toilet' is never used by the aristrocracy (the Royals in particular), its always 'lavatory'. Lunch is always 'luncheon' (even Dame Maggie says it in Downton), and they dont possess lounges - its drawing or sitting rooms !!!!

 

[Flamenco]

And it's a sofa, never a settee or worse still, couch!

My mother came from an upper class family (she married "down" she said!) and the living room was always the sitting room.

No net curtains either. Mummy always said they were very common!

 

[Disenchanted]

My mother called them "muck 'arbourers" .....

 

[Lilo Lil]

"Cloakroom" is very Margot Leadbetter!! It's a downstairs loo in our house!!:cheeky:

Or could be called that by "Mrs Bucket"!

 

[YORKO]

I actively discourage visitors but then I am an anti social b**stard

I don't understand what is wrong with hanging coats in a toilet?! We have them in ours. The whole original concept of a cloakroom is a room near the entrance where visitors can hang their coats and spend a penny without infiltrating your realistic family bogs!! This is very often why people put so much effort into them.

So where does everyone else hang their visitors coats? Intruiged now! And given the choice, would you prefer them to use the family bathroom where all manner of things could be discovered (ahem) or let them relieve themselves in a clean, tidy toilet that is reserved for emergencies and guests?!



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[Capirossi]

I actively discourage visitors but then I am an anti social b**stard

I'm totally with you Yorko

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[Akimbo]

I miss our house that had an outside lavvy. It was great when there were kids playing in the garden, or late-night drinkers sitting ourside or for BBQs or gardening as no one had to traipse through the house to go. If we had anyone working on the house, builders etc they didn't have to come into the house at all. It was an Edwardian house with 4 beds originally but the bathroom had meant the sacrifice of a bedroom which also meant we had a H_U_G_E bathroom. Damn I miss that house!

Estate agents used to call sinks in bedrooms "wash hand basins" (I'm guessing you could also wash your face and brush your teeth too) and we also came across "vanitory units" a made-up word denoting a sink with a mirror above created by grafting together vanity and sanitory I suppose. I'm all infavour of creative writing but Estate Agents sometimes need a slap and a "See me" in red biro at the bottom of their house descriptions.

Jude xx

 

[YORKO]

I know. Im not a miserable old git but like to keep my own space mine (and Mr Y of course)

The people I work with are obsessed with going out and popping round to each others houses for coffee, tea, chit chat etc. I dont like most of them so never go. Its looked on as outragous that I dont attend the Christmas do, cant think of anything worse than sitting down for an overpriced meal, being pushed and shoved by drunks and being called a miserable cow for not wanting to dance to crappy music like a mad thing.

Like this sort of socialising though. Nice and simple. Its not that I dont enjoy myself but these days its always on my terms (suppose I am a miserable old git then really):sad:

I'm totally with you Yorko

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[kitten_with_claws]

"Cloakroom" is very Margot Leadbetter!! It's a downstairs loo in our house!!:cheeky:

I disagree actually; 'cloakroom' is more Hyacinth Bucket than Margot Leadbetter! Posh people would do as you do & call it a 'loo', or a 'toilet', (or a 'bog'), all this inventing twee names for things is very pretentious & frightfully nouveau riche, genuinely 'posh' people tend to tell it like it is, none of this 'little girls room' & such like nonsense....! :grin:

 

[TrixieWoo]

Does one of the cat's litter trays count as a downstairs cloakroom - it is an enclosed one and I'm sure I could put some nice NN towels in for Trixie to wipe her paws on :mysmilie_517:

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Does one of the cat's litter trays count as a downstairs cloakroom - it is an enclosed one and I'm sure I could put some nice NN towels in for Trixie to wipe her paws on :mysmilie_517:

No i would call it a loo, not a cloakroom :tongue:

 

[Disenchanted]

Am I imagining it or did people refer to toilets as "conveniences" way back when? I could never get used to the coy euphemism of "bathroom" when living in the States.

 

[BurlyBeaR]

How about cludgie?

 

[BurlyBeaR]

Water Closet?

 

[BurlyBeaR]

Crapper!

 

[Akimbo]

Right we all need to sit down and watch "Carry on at your convenience" to get this out of our systern once and for all!

Jude xx

 

[bags]

Does one of the cat's litter trays count as a downstairs cloakroom - it is an enclosed one and I'm sure I could put some nice NN towels in for Trixie to wipe her paws on :mysmilie_517:

A certain presenters bath is used instead.

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