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The Westoe Netty is a painting by Robert Olley. It depicts a historical scene inside a public toilet (Netty is a Geordie dialect word for toilet). Painted in 1972 it has become a cultural symbol of North East England working class history.Olley was a former miner turned local artist and his painting was inspired by a real toilet that was formerly sited in Westoe South Shields.