In article ,
froggers wrote:
Tanks were originally used in olden days because when all came home from
t' pit to have shower, the water main couldn't cope with the whole road
drawing water simultaneously, so each house stored water in the roof for
their shower or two at the end of the day.

Think the use of storage tanks rather pre-dated the common fitment of
showers.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
froggers wrote:
Tanks were originally used in olden days because when all came home
from t' pit to have shower, the water main couldn't cope with the
whole road drawing water simultaneously, so each house stored water
in the roof for their shower or two at the end of the day.

Think the use of storage tanks rather pre-dated the common fitment of
showers.

My aunt remembers miners coming home from pit and showering with hose pipe
in their back gardens.
The miners cottages had no bathrooms and are now desirable yuppie homes.