The Shower - A Sherlock Holmes One-Shot

[knightfury1895]

[Author's note...]This one came to me without very much prompting at all. I had been chatting with my friend and Beta rather idly, and she for some reason gave me a quote from a book that she had read (she enjoys her research) about Victorian showers; the gist of of it being that they were often somewhat difficult to operate. Having already noticed in the Granada

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[spacefall]

Aw, what a shame - I have used a circular needle-douche in a turkish bath and it's lovely. Sprays water here, there, and everywhere though!

Thank you!

[knightfury1895]

Is that what they are called? Thank you! My friend said that her book described the "shower" that Holmes and Watson have in their bathroom in the Granada series perfectly, but the writer simply called it a shower and we could find no further references of such a thing anywhere.

The book, by the way, is The Victorian Society's book, The Victorian House.

Re: Thank you!

[spacefall]

I think I'd call the one in Granada a canopy bath, as it has the curved section and built in spray section. The standalone showers I used are what I'd call a needle douche or needle bath.

Re: Thank you!

[knightfury1895]

Thank you again.

I shall enjoy passing this information to my Beta; she does love her research. She also enjoys correcting me, as she did when I called a vestibule a "porch"... Not that I dislike learning; it is just nice to learn something that she does not already know!

[wirral_bagpuss]

Awwwh that is a lovely story. Whatever will Mrs Hudson think of that shower though!!!

[knightfury1895]

Thank you. I am glad that you enjoyed it.

Yes; all that glass and brass to clean... I bet that would be a long job. Poor Mrs. Hudson!