A remarkable eighteenth century four seat privy built over a stream by a pond about 50m from the late seventeenth century and later Caerau mansion (NPRN 15605). The privy made headlines in 1969 when its fate hung in a balance between destruction and restoration. Neither it nor its pond appear on recent OS mapping.
The privy was built around 1830 when major works were carried out at the house. It was an unpretentious gabled stone rubble building divided between the privy and the store. The privy within was contrastingly sumptuous. A bench with panelled front and backrest, had three seats in a row and end armrests. Next to this was a single throne on a smaller scale, presumably child size. Above these ran a moulded plaster cornice, similar to examples in the house.
The pond presumably facilitated flushing.

Source: RCAHM Anglesey Inventory (1937), 76
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John Wiles 18.07.07