Sydney Architecture Images- Pissoir

	Sydney Architecture Images- The Rocks and the Quay Public Urinal
architect	unknown
location	George Street North
date	c. 1880
style	Victorian Italianate Victorian Filigree
construction	cast iron
type	toilet
Old-Style Toilets Loos…lavatories…toilets…urinals. Call them what you will, we all need them. The City Council has been involved in providing ‘public conveniences’ since in the 1880s. An example of a 19th century cast iron urinal can be found down in The Rocks. In the early 20th century a range of substantial men’s lavatories were built. Reminders of these can be found in Hyde Park, Wynyard Park, and Macquarie Place.




Cast Iron Canopy Drinking Fountain In 1870 Sydney was graced with 8 elaborate cast-iron canopied drinking fountains imported all the way from Glasgow. Only a small number survive today, such as this one in Macquarie Place. The fountain canopy carries the city’s coat of arms (adopted in 1857), an instructive Bible inscription, along with the less charitable demand: Keep The Pavement Dry! The actual drinking fountain is missing.
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