Manor Place Conveniences
| Manor Place Conveniences | |
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.jpg) The conveniences, deliberately screened by vegetation, as they appeared in 1919. | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Edwardian |
| Address | Intersection of Manor Place, Hope Street, Princes Street |
| Town or city | Dunedin |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Year(s) built | 1912 |
| Owner | Dunedin City Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George William Gough (1863–1936) |
| Official name | Manor Place Conveniences |
| Designated | 7 July 2023 |
| Reference no. | 9840 |
The Manor Place Conveniences is a building in Dunedin, New Zealand, registered as a Category 2 historic place by Heritage New Zealand.
History
[edit]By the early 1900s, the previously run-down reserve at Manor Place had been beautified, and a bandstand constructed. The council considered that the urinals that had been built in 1876 were letting the area down, and new facilities were proposed after a public petition. The proposal was meant to include toilets for women and men, as at that time women only had available public facilities at St Clair beach and in the Octagon.[1] The building was constructed in 1912, and again included only urinals.[1]
The building was designed by the council surveyor, architect George William Gough, and built by August Ferry.[2] Heritage assessor Alison Breese, who wrote her master's thesis on Dunedin's underground toilets, notes that it is not recorded who made the decision to build the toilets in an octagonal shape, or why.[1][3]
Heritage listing
[edit]The building was listed as a Category 2 historic place by Heritage New Zealand in 2023.[2][4][5] In the 2023 Southern Heritage Festival, a walking tour of Dunedin's conveniences began at the pub 'The Bog' on George Street and finished at the Manor Place Conveniences.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c O'Hare, John (31 July 2023). "Another loo makes the list". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Manor Place Conveniences". Welcome to Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Breese, Alison (2020). How Convenient are our Conveniences? The demise of the underground facilities in Dunedin 1910-1980s (Master's thesis). University of Otago.
- ^ "A matter of conveniences". Otago Daily Times Online News. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "'Ignored' toilets recognised as significant heritage building". Otago Daily Times Online News. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Loo Walking Tour - SOLD OUT". Southern Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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