Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
11355
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/02/1989
Date of Amendment
17/02/1998
Name of Property
Public Conveniences
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Porthcawl
Town
Porthcawl
Locality
Porthcawl
Easting
281737
Northing
176752
Street Side
W
Location
In the centre of the main shopping street.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Dated 1924, a purpose-built facility provided by Porthcawl Urban District Council for the town centre.
Exterior
Simple classical style purpose-built public conveniences, Ladies to front, Gentlemen stepped down to rear; gable end to front set in the slope. Painted roughcast front and side elevations with mainly rendered and painted dressings and some red brick; artifical slate roof with gable roofed louvred ventilators, skylights and tiled ridge. Gabled front has stepped pediment with ball finials to ends; Greek cross panel to pediment containing the Porthcawl anchor emblem to top, name to middle and date 1924 below in Art Deco style numerals. Brick pilasters at ends, also one to right of Ladies entrance, supporting a tall semi-circular arch with keystone and inset wrought iron tympanum; twin semi-circular headed small pane windows to right apparently renewed with bottom opening segments, hoodmould, imposts and keystones; rendered panel strips and red brick plinth below.
To the left side a continuous impost band stepped down at junction links all 8 windows similar to those on front though with decorative aprons. The plainer Gentlemen's entrance to left of centre has square headed doorway under round arched tympanum with round light.
Interior
Interiors retain original fittings and full height white tiling with cornice and other classical detail; terrazzo floors; dark wooden doors with round lights, partitions and attendants' offices; white cisterns and basins with brass taps, urinals by Pickup of Harwich. Ladies has tiled lobby and Art Deco stained glass over inner door incorporating lettering.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare, mostly unaltered and purpose-built example of this building type and for group value with the Old Police Station adjacent.
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