>Walls were sometimes whitewashed with a coating of lime-plaster which maximised the light coming from the small window and because lime kills off bacteria. //
Surely not. Bacteria weren't part of the mindset of UK castle builders!?
I'd expect there right about making it lighter in the garderobe, and possibly over time it was noticed it made the room less smelly?
>Walls were sometimes whitewashed with a coating of lime-plaster which maximised the light coming from the small window and because lime kills off bacteria. //
Surely not. Bacteria weren't part of the mindset of UK castle builders!?
I'd expect there right about making it lighter in the garderobe, and possibly over time it was noticed it made the room less smelly?