Former Tram Shelter And Public Lavatory, 662 Holburn Street, Aberdeen is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 September 1999. Former tram shelter and public lavatory. 2 related planning applications.

Former Tram Shelter And Public Lavatory, 662 Holburn Street, Aberdeen

WRENN ID
white-hinge-river
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeen City
Constituency
Aberdeen South MP: Douglas Lumsden (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 September 1999
Type
Former tram shelter and public lavatory
Address
Former Tram Shelter And Public Lavatory, 662 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 7JQ
OS grid reference
NJ 927 036
Coordinates
57.12416, -2.12173
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The former tram shelter and public lavatory at 662 Holburn Street in Aberdeen dates from the early 20th century. It is a single-storey building with a curved plan, featuring three bays. The structure is built from squared rough-faced coursed grey granite, which is finely finished at the margins, and includes a base course and overhanging eaves.

On the south elevation, the design is symmetrical, with a modern two-leaf panelled and glazed timber door at the center, accessed by two stone steps. Above the door is a decorative geometric fanlight. To the left and right of the door are plate glass windows, each with a geometric glazing pattern in the top hoppers. A large timber shop sign is positioned above the eaves. The entrances to the former lavatories, now blocked up, are located on the shallow angled walls at the outer right and left, with signs reading "GENTLEMEN" on the right and "LADIES" on the left. At the center of the ridge above, there is an octagonal lead clock tower and ventilator.

The east elevation is near-symmetrical, featuring three regularly spaced single-pane windows. The north and west elevations were not visible in 1999.

The building predominantly has timber-framed windows and a piended grey slate roof with lead ridges, along with cast-iron rainwater goods. The interior has been converted to a shop, but it was not seen in 1999.

Local climate

Former Tram Shelter And Public Lavatory, 662 Holburn Street, Aberdeen receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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