What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: As you spend a penny you may be interested to know that Sir John Harrington 1561-1612 God son to Queen Elizabeth I who resided here, invented the lavatorial flush...
Sir John Harrington was a godson to Queen Elizabeth I and is remembered for inventing an early version of the flushing toilet.
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