internal architecture - washrooms

I need to put in some diagrams for this section. It would be easier to explain with a floor plan.

Going up the central staircase there was a first landing - off from this came (1) the dormitory for the third years and second years and (2)a small room on the side (looking south) which was for a sixth former. This latter room was considered the worst room to have for the sixth former as it was not on the sixth form corridoor.

Up a few steps from herer was the next landing. Immediately in front of the asceding person at this point was the door to the washrooms and on the left of this (perpendicular to it) the door to the loos on that landing. Both of these rooms looked north.

Turning right on the same landing one saw the door to the sixth form corridoor. Juniors were only allowed to go into this area in order to have a shower.

The washrooms were constructed in the military style. One could perhaps say this for the whole building. Again it was an austere place, lacking in privacy. there were probably about 10 basins in it on either side of the room. The room was long and rectangular with basins opposite the door. The door was on one of the long sides of the room where the basins were - so this side had fewer basins. At the end of the room were some exposed metal bars for hanging towels. These were hot and another hot pipe ran through the room under some of the basins, making it thus a warmer room than the dormitories.

It was not a pleasant place. It had the same hard square metal white windows as for teh rest of the rooms described. Also it was north facing and dark. However I do not associate this area as one where the bullying or fear atmosphere was so strong - unlike the dormitories. Only when the "water game" was played do I remember this place as havingmore sinister associations.