Gentlemen's Urinal is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Public convenience.
Gentlemen's Urinal
- WRENN ID
- silent-trefoil-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1982
- Type
- Public convenience
- Address
- Gentlemen's Urinal, Allison Street B5
- OS grid reference
- SP 075 866
- Coordinates
- 52.47807, -1.88958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gentlemen's Urinal, dating from around 1880 to 1890, is made of cast iron and is located within an arch of the bridge across the road on Allison Street in Digbeth. The structure features eight bays of panels arranged in two tiers, with an Adamish design below and floral motifs above. There are small decorative arches over the entrance bays at either end.
Local climate
Gentlemen's Urinal receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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