Norman Monahan, Author at Ticknall Life

Night soil collection

Water supplies to Ticknall and Calke

Nowadays we take a clean, constant water supply for granted. Yet it is surprising how recently this came to be the case. Twenty

Calke Abbey drive. Photo © copyright Ticknall Life

Midway along Main Street in Ticknall is the understated entrance to Calke Abbey, one of the National Trust’s most popular properties. A scenic

Ticknall Methodist Chapel two-seater privy on show at Sharps' Pottery Museum, Swadlincote.

We finished the last article warmly ensconced in the double privy in the Methodist church, which article was sent to Sharps Pottery Museum,