Victorian public toilet turned into boutique hotel

A Victorian public toilet closed for 17 years has reopened as a boutique hotel.

The Netty on St Giles' in Oxford has two suites, located down a flight of stairs, in the middle of a busy road.

The gentlemen's toilets were originally built in 1895, before closing in 2008 over safety concerns.

The site was bought by Oxford business owner Gwyn Harries-Jones, but successive development plans were never proceeded with, and it sat unused for 11 years before work on the hotel began.

The toilets were unused for 17 years as various development plans were proposed and abandoned

It has kept a few original features, like the floor tiles, and is named after an old Geordie term for an outhouse.

Hotel manager Ana Pinheiro said: "I would say it's one of the strangest places in Oxford to stay.

"We know we are not for everyone, but it is a very nice experience if you're willing."

Netty is an old Geordie term for a toilet