"Martin" wrote in message
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What did you do in 1947 when your outside toilet froze?

My Dad hung a paraffin lamp from the cistern. We did the same in the 1962/3
freeze-up - and showed other people in the street how to overcome the
problem.

The mains never froze, only the pan and cistern and overground pipes were
affected, if a small source of heat was left in the place it raised the
temperature enough to prevent freezing.

Martin