Gentlemen's Lavatories, Seabraes, Dundee is a Grade B listed building in the Dundee City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 June 1989. Lavatory. 2 related planning applications.

Gentlemen's Lavatories, Seabraes, Dundee

WRENN ID
sunken-fireplace-plum
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dundee City
Constituency
Dundee Central MP: Chris Law (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
30 June 1989
Type
Lavatory
Address
Gentlemen's Lavatories, Seabraes, Dundee, DD1 4NX
OS grid reference
NO 397 298
Coordinates
56.45653, -2.97979
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Gentlemen's Lavatories at Seabraes in Dundee, designed by William Mackeson around 1900, is a basement public convenience that retains its original fittings. The south elevation features a single storey made of snecked rubble, with three-light window bays in the style of G. Mathewson from 1839. It includes a steel lintel and metal framed glazing, along with ornate wrought-iron railings supported by chamfered ashlar piers. The flat concrete roof, which is level with Perth Road, has glass brick skylights, and similar railings are found on the stairs.

Inside, the lavatories are decorated with green tiles up to the dado and white tiles above, although the tiles at the stair are modern. The floor is made of patent mosaic with a Greek key design. Original timber architraves and a dentil cornice are present in the caretaker's area, which includes a wash-stand and water closets. The facility contains seven 'Sentinal' water closets and twelve large 'Adamant' urinals made by Wyfords Ltd from Cliffe Vale Potteries in Hanley, along with brass fittings.

Local climate

Gentlemen's Lavatories, Seabraes, Dundee receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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