Rouge   10 #1 Posted December 11, 2017 I am reading a book which says Sheffield's original plumbing was "backwards" requiring builders to build the house's external toilets further away than the minimum requirement.  There is no further explanation to what "backwards" means. Has anyone else heard of this? )  The book is called The English terraced house by Stefan Muthesius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chap BLADE Â Â 10 #2 Posted December 11, 2017 I am reading a book which says Sheffield's original plumbing was "backwards" requiring builders to build the house's external toilets further away than the minimum requirement. Â There is no further explanation to what "backwards" means. Has anyone else heard of this? ) Â The book is called The English terraced house by Stefan Muthesius. Â Just a thought ,people used to describe things as "backward " meaning a bit slow ,outdated .I don't suppose it could just mean that rather than some sort of technical term could it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rouge   10 #3 Posted December 11, 2017 Just a thought ,people used to describe things as "backward " meaning a bit slow ,outdated .I don't suppose it could just mean that rather than some sort of technical term could it ?  Oh! This makes a lot of sense to why there is no other information about it. Thank you! I would have never thought of this haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...