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Victorian toilets beneath the corner of Union Terrace and Union Street, with access stairs also leading to the gardens. Photographic recording was carried out by RCAHMS in October 2020. It includes a curved range of 23 stall urinals made by Doulton of Lambeth (London) and Paisley (Renfrewshire), each with simulated grey marble tops and wings. Many of the Doulton nameplates survived. One of at least three glass-fronted cisterns (mounted on ornate cast-iron brackets) also survived, the others having been replaced by more modern units. Most of the cubicles retained coin-operated brass locks, although all original water closets and cisterns in the cubicles appeared to have been replaced. As well as an attendant's office, there was a door to an annex, but access to this room was not possible at the time of survey. Much of the decor had survived reasonably intact, and was dominated by glazed pale green wall tiles, with bands of decorative tiles beneath a moulded dado, and ornate moulded tiles forming a cornice at the wallhead around the blocks of toilet cubicles. These were augmented by plain cream ceiling tiles, and a mosaic-effect 'Granolite' floor. Illumination was provided predominantly by fluorescent strip lights, assisted by windows facing the park, the upper panes of which comprised original stained glass. In addition, there were two multi-paned rectangular reinforced glass 'Lenscrete' skylights providing light through the Union Street pavement above.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW2417 - UNION TERRACE GARDENS, ABERDEEN