Ladies and Gentlemen's Public Conveniences

Ladies and Gentlemen's public conveniences, 1901-1904.

MATERIALS: red brick with stone coping and cast-iron newel posts to their entrances.

PLAN: T-shaped entrances with split stairs descending to rectangular underground chambers.

EXTERIOR: the ground-level entrances to the Ladies and Gentlemen's toilets are bounded by low brick walls with a central parapet and stone coping. The walls retain several original cast-iron newel posts, one of which to each entrance bears the badge: P and W MACLELLAN/LIMITED/ENGINEERS/GLASGOW. Railings are mostly later replacements.

INTERIOR: split staircases with white glazed brick walls lead down to underground entrances with stone lintels and boarded doors. Walls are clad in white glazed tiles throughout and there are complete terrazzo floors with a pink, red and grey theme with borders. A short passage to the Ladies toilets is flanked to the left by a large corner cloakroom with a timber window and a continuous denticulated, timber cornice. Attached to this is an attendant's room with an identical cornice, and an entrance flanked by a window: the entrance is fitted with an original panelled and leaded glazed door that retains coloured, leaded glass and door furniture. A pair of water-closet cubicles continue on this side with an identical cornice and architraves; original doors are louvered to the lower parts with three horizontal lights above. Immediately opposite the latter is a further pair of water-closet cubicles with a rounded corner, but otherwise identically detailed. Original sanitary ware includes two original white enamel pedestals inscribed with the name 'Harrison's No 2', and a suite of three interlocking white enamelled hand basins (panelled beneath) to the cloakroom. It is understand that there is an original shelf to the attendant's room (not inspected). The left side of the Gentlemen's toilet has a full-length 10-person row of original white enamel urinals with original pipework and bronze water disperser caps. The right side has a large corner cloakroom similarly detailed to that of the Ladies toilets that is entered and lit by a door and flanking window, the latter retaining an upper panel of original coloured, leaded glazing. A suite of four original white enamel hand basins (panelled beneath) are retained. Attached to this is a row of three water-closet cubicles identically detailed to those of the ladies toilet with timber cornice, architraves and doors.