After getting caught short the other day it reminded me that there are not many public toilets in the city centre. The few that are there I wouldn't use anyway.

The Moor, porta loo outside the Bankers draft I would not use. I may consider the town halls as they are attended and well kept, the bus stations are o.k but out the way.

So would you be willing to pay at least 20p for the majority of the upkeep if you knew the toilets were well kept and attended and included good shower facilities, or do you think they should be free and council tax pays for the upkeep?

There are plans for some on Barkers pool but I think theyre just porta loos.

By the way I did manage to find somewhere, my old workplace:hihi: they were kind enough to let me in.

I always use the ones in tj's or co-op.
I suppose if you were that desperate you could have nipped in any bookies to the loo.

If you've got kids with you, you can always nip into Mothercare and use theirs ;)

I once read that Sheffield had the lowest amount of public toilets, per person, in the UK. That was a long time ago, and since then, the population must have got larger, and the number of toilets must have decreased.....

I know what you mean mate, Town is crap for loos, but Hillsborough's not much better, there's only the ones in the Co Op, I got caught short this afternoon but typically the Gents in the Co Op was "out of order"!

Luckily I went in the disabled loo.

I wouldn't mind but in this cold weather you need to be able to use the loo when you need it, cos I wouldn't even touch the portaloo at Hillsborough corner.

Well Manchester Airport & ST Pancras Station make you pay 20p or so and their toilets are kept in an excellent condition, I don't mind paying if I can use somewhere thats clean(ish)

Ediburgh train station and in St andrews mall you pay 20p and they are in great condition, just something else our city centre lacks I feel.

Could this be a question to put to Jan Wilson ??

On the local interviews thread (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21418) ??

I've submitted my question but may add this one, as I said it only occured to me the other day.

It is mentioned in this interview (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11897)

But it may be worth bringing up again to see if anything has changed.

All the big department stores have loos, Coles, Debenhams etc. Plus the Millemium Galleries. But you have to want go when they're open.....

I pop in and use the one's in the Crucible as they are clean and warm but the actual public loo's in Sheffield are pretty grim.
Up in East Lothian scotland they've won awards for the nice condition of their public loo's. In Haddington they were well lit, had hot and cold running water, toilet paper, hand dryers and most surprisingly fresh cut flowers in vases, yes i had trouble believing what I was seeing as well. The staff are so proud of their loo's they have pics to give to tourists i know i've goy one.

and all the pubs.

i think the idea behind porta loos was to provide a safer option... would u use a public toilet at night in town?! it's as scary as walking under arundal gate subway at night when (u think) noone is about.
not that i'd use a porta loo either. that would be scary for a different kind of reason e.g. thinking the door will open whilst you are sat pants down and just as bankers draft kicks out or summin equally as mortifying.

:shocked:

At about 9 o'clock every Monday morning you can watch the cleaning operative empty out literally dozens of used syringes from the automatic loo outside the Banker's Draft onto the pavement, as a result of junkies shooting up in there all weekend. I think I'd rather p*ss myself than go in there... but I suppose the council would claim it's providing a valuable public service etc.

Again in Scotland in all of the loo's there was a bin where needles could be disposed off safely and the attendants had a link to the police if they suspected drug activities were going on.

do u have to pay for porta loos?

and yeah something equally as mortifying, well more so, would be a needle in your bum cheek.:suspect:

Originally posted by Melanie
and all the pubs.

i think the idea behind porta loos was to provide a safer option... would u use a public toilet at night in town?! it's as scary as walking under arundal gate subway at night when (u think) noone is about.
not that i'd use a porta loo either. that would be scary for a different kind of reason e.g. thinking the door will open whilst you are sat pants down and just as bankers draft kicks out or summin equally as mortifying.

:shocked:

Concrete pill box toilets - I hear the doors open automatically after 15 mins - ooo..er..

Originally posted by Beastieboy
There are plans for some on Barkers pool but I think theyre just porta loos.


The loo planned for the bottom corner of Barkers Pool is a very strange design:-

It is along the lines of the "pissoires" of france.

it is going to be hidden, during the day, under ground...(yes, you heard me right!)

It is designed to come up out of the ground, only at night. thenit sinks back into the ground, in the morning. (one drawback is that it seems only aimed at the males...)

Now, how this one solitary lavatory-feature will prevent the dirty, drunken gits, turning out from the pubs and clubs, from P'ing in any and every shop-doorway or alley, in their drunken and insensible state, I don't know...

maybe the answer is to electrify the doorways and alleys, so that anyone having a wazz there would get a "Zap". that might cure them!

PT

I have to resort to ******* in bushes/near the bins on a regular basis these days.
All the old toilets are bricked up.
I'd like to get arrested for it. Don't know what the fuzz would say?

what are you supposed to do..after 5-8 pints?. Crikey imagine being a sixty year old bloke waiting in -2ºc like tonight for 25 minutes.for a bus like I did tonight!

Many years ago there were public toilets all over the city at every mile. Although only for males. They are still all visible but closed.

I feel very comfortable using pub toilets if I need to, even if I'm not out drinking. However I use the pubs where the staff are likely to recognise me, because I use them at night. The other thing is all pubs will make a decent tea or coffee. If you feel guilty.

In a little place called Great Ayton on the road up to the local landmark Roseberry Topping there is a funny metal pillbox not much bigger than a modern porta loo, it is painted red and is amazingly a victorian public loo, isn't it weird how some things seem to come around again.

Originally posted by Plain Talker
The loo planned for the bottom corner of Barkers Pool is a very strange design:-

It is along the lines of the "pissoires" of france.

it is going to be hidden, during the day, under ground...(yes, you heard me right!)

It is designed to come up out of the ground, only at night. thenit sinks back into the ground, in the morning. (one drawback is that it seems only aimed at the males...)

Now, how this one solitary lavatory-feature will prevent the dirty, drunken gits, turning out from the pubs and clubs, from P'ing in any and every shop-doorway or alley, in their drunken and insensible state, I don't know...

maybe the answer is to electrify the doorways and alleys, so that anyone having a wazz there would get a "Zap". that might cure them!

PT

Yes they are called the 'pop up loo'. not sure if they will work in general as I think they are targeted at the Kingdom customers.

Toilets sinking into the ground?
Anybody know are the bookies taking bets yetawhile as to how long it'll be before some drunken lout ends up taking the ride?

there are some toilets in the winter gardens

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At the risk of being pedantic, there are no public loo(s) in the Winter Garden (singular).

They are in fact on the ground floor of the Millenium Galleries. From the Winter Garden you go into the Galleries, along to the end, down the escalator and the do a U-turn back under the escalators.

Originally posted by craigmason
there are some toilets in the winter gardens

Where? They're in the Galleries next door. I hope you don't go in the ponds:D

Originally posted by Beastieboy
Where? They're in the Galleries next door. I hope you don't go in the ponds:D



:hihi: i meant the galleries as i like to go to the winter gardens whenever i visit sheffied as i am mad on growing palms and i always buy a plant from the little shop in there

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/architecture/images/blbsheffwinlg_i.jpg

You mean the shop that closed down inside (Crazy Cactus) or the one outside (Flowers in the window)? I loved the cactus shop. One of my neighbours worked there and she now has a stall at the top of King Street (outside co-op town) she sells most of the stuff there that was in the cactus shop so check that out, if it's not there she may order it for you.

Originally posted by Beastieboy
You mean the shop that closed down inside (Crazy Cactus) or the one outside (Flowers in the window)? I loved the cactus shop. One of my neighbours worked there and she now has a stall at the top of King Street (outside co-op town) she sells most of the stuff there that was in the cactus shop so check that out, if it's not there she may order it for you.


what do you mean the catus shops shut down :cry:

Originally posted by craigmason
what do you mean the catus shops shut down :cry:

It's going to be a tourist information centre. At least they'll be able to direct you to the loos :hihi:

Originally posted by craigmason
what do you mean the catus shops shut down :cry:

How long since you were last in? It has been closed a while i'm affraid. I didn't get their nursery number, all I know it's near Finningley airport.

Try the King street stall though that I mentioned earlier.

Originally posted by muddycoffee
I have to resort to ******* in bushes/near the bins on a regular basis these days.
All the old toilets are bricked up.
I'd like to get arrested for it. Don't know what the fuzz would say?

what are you supposed to do..after 5-8 pints?. Crikey imagine being a sixty year old bloke waiting in -2ºc like tonight for 25 minutes.for a bus like I did tonight!.

A police officer has told me recently that as long as you're not standing in the middle of the road waving 'it' around they will turn a blind eye, there again in cold weather the magnifying glass clutched in one hand is a bit of a give away [or so I've been told]

Originally posted by Beastieboy
How long since you were last in? It has been closed a while i'm affraid. I didn't get their nursery number, all I know it's near Finningley airport.

Try the King street stall though that I mentioned earlier.


not been since last christmas