Public Toilet, Bruce Grove, including above-ground pavilion and subterranean chamber, with staircase, railings, gateways, and pavement lights

Public convenience comprising a subterranean chamber constructed in 1910 and an above-ground pavilion dating from about 1922, with later alterations including remodelling as a café in 2023–2024 by the architectural practice DK-CM.

The above-ground pavilion consists of a single-storey rectangular structure orientated roughly north to south, spanning a triangular site bounded by the railway line to the north and Bruce Grove to the south. The external materials comprise a plinth of red salt-glazed brick with rendered and painted upper parts and applied timbers, topped by a plain-tiled pitched roof with slightly jetted eaves and decorative ridge tiles. A centrally-placed square ventilation shaft takes the form of a cupola with louvered sides and a copper domed roof with finial, which is a replacement following the original design. Window openings hold fixed timber multi-pane frames with opening hopper sections above.

The west, south and east elevations each have two windows. The gable end fronting Bruce Grove to the south features a bargeboard with chamfered detailing and a stretcher near the apex. A door opening in the western elevation holds a replacement glazed door, separating the two windows there. The eastern elevation has a rebuilt entrance porch at its northern end, constructed of glazed timber panels with an angled entrance. A northern extension of 2023–2024 extends to the north-west of the original pavilion, constructed of glazed timber panels with large double doors to the south; the north-western elevation is curved to fit the boundary of the site.

The interior of the 1920s pavilion is lined with cream tiles, with red tile detailing to the dado and skirting following the line of the timber-boarded ceiling. Original cubicles have been removed. Towards the north end, the space is spanned by a timber screen with a glazed transom. The northern wall has been removed, opening the original space into the extension. Fittings installed in 2023–2024 include a lift at the southern end and a servery to the north; the floor is covered with chequered tiles.

Ornate cast-iron railings set on a red-brick plinth with stone capping run along the Bruce Grove boundary. The railings enclose three entrances with cast-iron gates: a western access originally to the ladies' subterranean toilets, an eastern access to the stairs leading to the men's subterranean toilets, and a third entrance further east leading to the pavilion's entrance porch, probably a later addition. Lamp overthrows ornament the western and eastern gateways and frame the top of the staircase. Additional railings border the western and north-eastern boundaries of the site, the western approach to the pavilion, and encircle the stairwell to the east. The stairwell, lined with white glazed brick, is entered from the south and curves to access the basement at the north-east end.

The subterranean chamber is triangular on plan and accessed via the eastern staircase. The interior is lined with glazed bricks, with green bricks to the dado and skirting and a moulded dado detail. The floor is covered with chequered tiling installed in 2023–2024. The coffered ceiling comprises steel I-beams set in a grid supporting concrete slabs, with sections of cast-iron pavement lights, some repositioned. The stair leads under a chamfered arch into a small area which originally contained urinals. A small attendant's room beneath the stair retains original black and white chequered tiling on its floor. To the west lies the former men's lavatory area, which originally contained washbasins and is now occupied by the lift; a gap in the tiling on the north-east wall indicates the original position of a row of urinals. On the western wall, strips of marble retain the spacing of original men's WC cubicle dividers, which have been removed. The south-west corner occupies what was originally the women's section, with its staircase, attendant's closet, WC cubicles, and lavatory area with basins; this area has seen some reconfiguration. A later opening in the wall originally dividing the urinal area at the foot of the stairs from the women's section reflects the loss of the separate women's staircase and entrance. All original sanitary fittings have been removed throughout.