Here now, to set the record straight, is the real story of the man who made it all possible. Thomas Crapper, plumber extraordinaire, inventor of the Valveless Water-Waste Preventer, founder of ...

Crapper was baptized on September 28, 1836, which means he was probably born a few days earlier. As a young man, he became an apprentice plumber under his brother, George Crapper (whose son would ...

Most of the things people say about Thomas Crapper are, well, crap. Crapper, who was baptized on this day in 1836, wasn’t really anyone special.

Just over a hundred years ago, Victorian plumber Thomas Crapper (real name) invented the modern-day toilet. Known for the great quality of his products – the ro ...

For over a century, the Victorian urinals underneath one of Cardiff's busiest shopping streets have been for male eyes only. ... Vintage fittings include Thomas Crapper cisterns.

The first patent for a modern toilet was granted in 1775 to inventor Alexander Cummings, not, as urban legend says, to Sir Thomas Crapper. But the toilet predates that patent by centuries. King ...

Thomas Crapper, who is often wrongly credited with inventing the WC, was born in Thorne in 1836 A £30,000 project to refurbish the public toilets in the birthplace of legendary lavatory maker ...

Depending on where you're reading this, you may find it timely to learn that today's column is all about our hero, Thomas Crapper, the 19th century English plumber whose birth we're celebrating today.

Thomas Crapper’s name rarely fails to elicit a laugh from those who have never heard of this famous Yorkshireman and talented toilet designer.Born into a working class household in Thorne, near ...

Thomas Crapper, whose name is synonymous with public conveniences, was born in Thorne, in 1836. The work, due to start on Monday, is expected to take six weeks to complete.

A £30,000 project to refurbish the public toilets in the birthplace of legendary lavatory maker Thomas Crapper is set to begin. The facilities at The Green, in Thorne, will undergo renovation ...