Public Toilets, Commonside
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Public Toilets, Commonside
Image: © J G Harston Taken: Unknown
As with many of the public toilets in Sheffield, these were built by Sheffield Corporation Tramways primarily to serve the tram drivers at tram termini. Consequently, they were male toilets. The council later built female toilets next door in the concrete structure just visible. The Commonside toilets are interesting in that they are built into the base of a hillside. They are essentially underground, and were constructed with bridge-building techniques. In the picture is a student filmcrew who were making a documentary about public toilets in Sheffield.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.386972
Longitude
-1.496883