Money Down the Toilet?

A public toilet in Sheringham, Norfolk sold for £104,000 today, doubling the auction estimate.

This is Mr Sooty, let's face it, cuter than any picture of a toilet we could find...
With property prices on the decline a loo with a view is clearly the thing to invest in. The Victorian convenience was overlooking the

sea.  The auctioneer clearly undervalued the demand for something interesting to look at when you’re in for the long haul.   The savvy council are using the money from the sale to invest in more public toilets, clearly in anticipation of a toilet boom.

Graham, our man in the cubicle had these thoughts on the subject:

“I must admit that when I heard there was a wee house for sale that’s not exactly what I expected. I’m not privy to all the information, and to be honest I wouldn’t want to get bogged down in it, however, seems to me like it might just be a sale of convenience…”

Read the original story here:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-13561613

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