Bigg Market, public lavatories
Bigg Market, public lavatories
HER Number
9934
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Bigg Market, public lavatories
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Health and Welfare
Site Type: Broad
Public Convenience
Site Type: Specific
Public Convenience
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
The public lavatories in the Bigg Market are a local landmark. The circular brick structure is mainly underground and the entrance is reached by a curving stair which follows the curve of the white painted building. The glass roof and central vent are above the ground and these are surrounded by a stone wall and wrought iron railings. Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1896. LOCAL LIST
Easting
424830
Northing
564120
Grid Reference
NZ424830564120
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document