Public Toilets To North Of King William III Statue

KINGSTON UPON HULL

TA1028SW MARKET PLACE 680-1/26/255 Public toilets to north of King William III statue

GV II

Gents toilets. c1900. Brick with terracotta and granite dressings and partly glazed segmental arched lead roof. The structure is mainly underground. Surrounding brick wall has moulded plinth and coping. North-west corner entrance has a pair of rectangular granite piers with arched tops containing the City arms, and a pair of arch topped wrought-iron gates. Steps with glazed tiled side walls lead down to a 4-centred arched doorway with a 4-centred arched head in faience, with a cartouche with the City arms. INTERIOR, lined with glazed brick in green and cream, has leaf-patterned frieze and segment-arched steel roof girders. Fittings by Finch & Co of Lambeth include 8 slate stalls with marble and glass cisterns and 4 cubicles with part-fluted Ionic columns between the doors. The columns have swagged capitals topped with acroteria, and carry a moulded cornice. Cubicles have shaped doors with shaped panels and pairs of leaded lights. Beside the entrance, a washroom with a half-glazed panelled door flanked to left by a 2-light glazing bar window with moulded transom and round-cornered overlight. To its left, a moulded 5-panel door with 2 leaded lights with segmental pediments.

Listing NGR: TA1000628486