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  2. John Harington (writer) - Wikipedia

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    John Harington (b.c.1529) (father) Isabella Markham (mother) Sir John Harington (4 August 1560 – 20 November 1612), of Kelston, Somerset, England, but born in London, was an English courtier, author and translator popularly known as the inventor of the flush toilet. [ 1] He became prominent at Queen Elizabeth I 's court, and was known as her ...

  3. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    John Harington's toilet. In the 16th century, Sir John Harington invented a flush toilet as a device for Queen Elizabeth I (his godmother) that released wastes into cesspools. [65] After the adoption of gunpowder, municipal outhouses became an important source of raw material for the making of saltpeter in European countries. [66]

  4. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Cumming's 1775 patent for the S-trap, which laid the foundations for the modern flush toilet. In 1596 Sir John Harington (1561–1612) published A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, Called the Metamorphosis of Ajax, describing a forerunner to the modern flush toilet installed at his house at Kelston in Somerset. [51]

  5. how to refer to public toilets - London Forum - Tripadvisor

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    In 1596, John Harrington invented an indoor water closet for Queen Elizabeth I. But Harrington then published a book with tasteless puns about his own invention. The toilet then dropped into obscurity for nearly 200 years. In 1775, London watchmaker Alexander Cummings patented the forerunner of today's toilet.

  6. Slightly disappointing - Review of Harington's Hotel, Bath ...

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    Check out the History, Sir John Harrington invented the toilet flush and was Queen Elizabeth 1st Godson. Very clean lovely 🥰 Room tip: There is parking but at a charge, pub across from hotel makes famous pies, lovely location, lovely staff and very helpful, very enjoyable.

  7. Thomas Crapper - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836; died 27 January 1910) was an English plumber and businessman. He founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London, a plumbing equipment company. His notability with regard to toilets has often been overstated, mostly due to the publication in 1969 of a fictional biography by New Zealand satirist Wallace Reyburn.

  8. Britspeak - London Forum - Tripadvisor

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    Answer 351 of 431: There are several things we, in the U.S., and those in the U.K. call by different names. I know a few, but want to know if I'm for sure correct about them and if there are any others I'm not aware of.

  9. Alexander Cumming - Wikipedia

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    Inventor of the microtome. Alexander Cumming FRSE (sometimes referred to as Alexander Cummings; 1733 – 8 March 1814) [ 1] was a Scottish watchmaker and instrument inventor, who was the first to patent a design of the flush toilet in 1775, which had been pioneered by Sir John Harington, but without solving the problem of foul smells.

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