Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ladies' Toilets
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hayes Island, Castle, Cardiff, designated on 13 December 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 13 December 1996
- Locality
- Hayes Island
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47969, -3.17672
- Cadw reference
- 18052
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To S of Old Library, and Hayes Island snack bar.
History
Built circa 1898, during re-arrangement of The Hayes and St John's churchyard areas following the extension of the Old Library.
Exterior
Underground public convenience. Single entrance with iron railings. Railings have leaf finials and a band of quatrefoils above a band of open quatrefoils, and lower intermediate railings with fleur-de-lys finials; taller posts have more elaborate fleur-de-lys finials; matching gate.
Interior
Stairs down have brass handrails. Brick walls. Cubicles have dentil cornice, and 4-panelled doors.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare well-preserved example of Victorian underground public convenience, with high-quality railings. Group value with other listed buildings at Hayes Island.
Nearby in the register
- Lamp PostGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Gentlemen's ToiletsCivilunder 1 mi
- Hayes Island Snack BarCommercialunder 1 mi
- Statue of John BatchelorCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.