Public Toilets To North Of King William III Statue

The public toilets located to the north of the King William III statue in Kingston upon Hull were built around 1900. This structure is primarily underground and constructed from brick, featuring terracotta and granite details, along with a partly glazed, segmental arched lead roof. The surrounding brick wall includes a moulded plinth and coping.

The entrance at the north-west corner is marked by a pair of rectangular granite piers with arched tops that display the City arms, and there are also a pair of wrought-iron gates with arched tops. Steps with glazed tiled side walls lead down to a 4-centred arched doorway, which has a 4-centred arched head made of faience, adorned with a cartouche featuring the City arms.

Inside, the walls are lined with glazed brick in green and cream, and there is a leaf-patterned frieze along with segment-arched steel roof girders. The fittings, made by Finch & Co of Lambeth, include eight slate stalls equipped with marble and glass cisterns, and four cubicles that feature part-fluted Ionic columns between the doors. These columns have swagged capitals topped with acroteria and support a moulded cornice. The cubicles are fitted with shaped doors that have shaped panels and pairs of leaded lights.

Adjacent to the entrance is a washroom with a half-glazed panelled door, which is flanked on the left by a two-light glazing bar window that has a moulded transom and a round-cornered overlight. To the left of the washroom, there is a moulded five-panel door with two leaded lights topped by segmental pediments.