On one particular farm there are several fields which show evidence of night soil collecting that have been spread over the fields in times gone by.
I have left out of the photographs the pieces of lead and small pieces of unknown metal and buttons.
Thanks for looking...........Doug.
"During Victorian times, people didn’t have flushing toilets so men came around every week with a horse and cart.
They collected the contents of the toilets or privies as they called them.
These people were called ‘Nightsoil Men’. They collected their ‘Night Soil’ on horses and carts as in the photograph here."
Historical photographs.
One of the fields, stream to my left.
Artifact's.
Somerset light infantry badge 2nd left (part),fairy found just inside the gateway!
Coins.
Cricket badge.
Edward 1st (1272-1307) silver penny.
I have left out of the photographs the pieces of lead and small pieces of unknown metal and buttons.
Thanks for looking...........Doug.
"During Victorian times, people didn’t have flushing toilets so men came around every week with a horse and cart.
They collected the contents of the toilets or privies as they called them.
These people were called ‘Nightsoil Men’. They collected their ‘Night Soil’ on horses and carts as in the photograph here."
Historical photographs.
One of the fields, stream to my left.
Artifact's.
Somerset light infantry badge 2nd left (part),fairy found just inside the gateway!
Coins.
Cricket badge.
Edward 1st (1272-1307) silver penny.