27 OCTOBER 1984, Page 23

Orthodox toilets

Sir: The 'Toilets in the temple' shock horror stories (Another voice, 8 Septem- ber) are not confined to Anglican build- ings. They are upstaged by the gents several yards from the alleged true site of the Crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. However deeply Moved visitors may be, access to it is denied them. I was glad to discover it when filming on Calvary for the BBC. The scandal in this case is that because it is in the Greek Orthodox half it is presumably reserved for their clergy. Unfortunately, no coffee is provided.

Hugh Burnett

2 Old Palace Yard,