Fully Original 1940s Shanks Bathroom (Acra WC & Carlford Basin)
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Videoed at a rather amazing & unique place still open to the public.
Whilst Twyfordslad has videoed this site many times already, I particularly wanted to get the one faulty toilet in the entire building, just to see if the Acra could be improved in any way. Fortunately, yes. The removal of the hippo bag was a helping point, but interestingly, it appears the refill hole on the pan was never punctured properly in it's life. Having got a Shanks Acra pan from 1944, it's not surprising if this was indeed manufactured heavily during the wartime effort.
So, the first and rather surprising thing in this video is an intact Newspaper found whilst filming the Fireplace here. Secondly, there is a Porcelain Enameled Cast Iron bath, also the same age as the Washbasin & WC. The pair of 1 1/4" inlet taps are original, but unfortunately the washer has dislodged itself sometime and possibly quite recently in the hot tap. Both taps are original & in good working order on the Shanks Washbasin. The Single Trap Syphonic Shanks Acra, manufactured with the bulb trap, goes into the old second piece of a Shanks Venetian Two Piece Double Trap Syphonic WC. This as a result not only means that it requires a large volume of water for it to flush properly. The silencer tube in the syphon has been part blocked in order to get round the refilling problem after the pan flushes, resulting in a slow end of the flush which then refills the pan.
Whilst it wasn't fully refilling each time at night. As seen on the morning take, every time, the Shanks Acra was now flushing and refilling perfectly.
If anyone would like to visit this amazing place, certainly go for it, however it's best it's done sooner rather than later. The hotel room & bed was perfection, as well as the cleanliness all around... But I do still fear for the future of these, as this wonderful hotel is owned by an untrustworthy organization who have secretly been removing facilities for years, such as Spindles Health & Leisure Club... An exceptionally rare and still tunable Victorian Collard & Collard Grand piano has also been left to rot in the banquet hall.
Worst of all when I went to get a video of another certain well known set housing the Shanks Flushometers. They've also seemingly been retired as well as the whole back of the function area... Whilst there is maintenance work going on nearby round the building, and the gents corridor having a chair blocking the door, the fact the ladies door is screwed shut is worrying.. Will keep updated.
I wish today's bathroomware was still made as stylish as these amazing 1940s 'and 50s' bathrooms. I like the designs and the shapes of these older toilets and it is nice to see that these are still in working order as well.
Same here, they're amazing
Wonderful find
Great to see these old syphonic toilets still working in this place (hotel) - including this strange Shanks Venetian DT cistern married up to a Shanks Arca Single Bulb Trap pan which connects to the original Venetian second trap. It requires a lot of water for it to syphon (yes I have noticed the pan water level just touching the flush rim before it began syphoning) but it does still function (it took the almost all the toilet paper in one flush) and the pan refill hole is not punched properly. Overall a great find despite it's flaws but I do hope that they keep these (or if they don't, sell them for salvage) as seeing great things being lost (i.e. thrown out/skipped) is a crime against our heritage in my opinion!
Totally agree with you. Today's modern bathroom suites do not even come close to these love old ones.
Very nice, been meaning t ostay in this room for a while
Nice, deffo check on the Nulcleres (which I worry about)
@@dauntless486 I'll try, hopefully it's just something inconspicuous
Amazing. Acra is a nice model name
Nice bathroom and accommodation in Liverpool is very hard a couple a weeks ago
Did you stay in the Adelphi hotel? Rooms 100 < 400 are your best bet
I can't give the exact room number of this tho. As I've seen some toilets simultaneously combust since videoing them, particularly in London / Kent. I don't trust my own viewer base.
@@TaylorSwift57637 Nice, hope it was fun
@@dauntless486 it was in Anfield on the 14th of June
What Country is This in?????
Uk