Things have changed a bit since Edward IV’s day. Britain’s first Plantagenet king would probably not have had the end of his loo roll folded into a smart point as ours is. Nor, in what the Middle Ages euphemistically called a “garderobe”, was Edward likely to have had the benefit of a complimentary spa manicure kit (“time for nails”). And while taps by Heritage Bathrooms (founded in 1924) might usually confer an air of architectural originality, in this bathroom (founded c1330) they feel daringly modern.
自愛德華四世(Edward IV)「下榻」以來,迄今爲止華威城堡(Warwick Castle)內部的擺設變動很小。英國金雀花王朝的首位國王(Plantagenet)或許不會把手紙兩端折捲成如今我們這樣的中空滾筒狀,在中世紀所謂「臥房」(委婉說法)中,愛德華四世也不太可能免費獲贈Spa美甲包(「修剪指甲的時間」)。修建於1024年的Heritage Bathrooms衛生間裏,水龍頭還頗有些建築創意,而最初建於1330年的衛生間卻有著大膽的摩登感。