Toowoomba Heritage Toilet
PHAB was engaged to undertake an archival drawing set of Queensland’s oldest sewered toilet block for Toowoomba Regional Council.
The heritage-listed men’s toilet block was taken apart brick-by-brick and was re-assembled by ‘Queensland Heritage Masonry’ in an alternative location, to make way for Toowoomba’s new “outer circulating road” project.
The toilet was constructed in 1919 as a urinal with a single water closet which was serviced by a removable pan. The toilet was later connected to Toowoomba’s town sewer in 1926.
You can read more about the project, and listen to a podcast from ABC radio here:
http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2013/11/toilet-block-.html/
And link to a Brisbane Times article here:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/historic-toowoomba-dunny-to-return-to-rightful-place-brick-by-brick-20150224-13nsuz.html/
Project Details
Builder: Queensland Heritage Masonry;
Location: Toowoomba, QLD
Completion Date: 2015
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