West Pier Public Convenience

55°50′19″N 5°3′16″W / 55.83861°N 5.05444°W / 55.83861; -5.05444 The West Pier Public Convenience or Victorian Toilets is a public toilet on the west pier of the harbour of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. It opened in 1900, replacing previous cast-iron facilities, and was renovated in 1994. It is now a tourist attraction and listed for statutory protection.

Construction

The toilet was commissioned in 1899 by the Rothesay Harbour Trustees to replace cruder facilities made from

lavatory pans.^[3]

Renovation

The toilets were renovated in 1994 at a cost of about £300,000, which was financed by the Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust.

disabled toilet and a shower.^[3]^[2] They are now maintained by a charity, Bute Victoriana.^[3] Further work was done in 2016 to make the toilets available around the clock.^[4]

Reception

After the renovation, the toilets were reopened by

architectural history and has published books on the history of the lavatory.^[3] She praised the toilets as "the most beautiful in the world".^[3]

The building's listing category was upgraded from B to A as part of a Rothesay listing review in 2010-11. The historic toilets are now a tourist attraction.^[2] The Rough Guide to Scotland described them as "...a feast of marble, ceramics and brass so ornate that they are now one of the town's most celebrated sights".^[5]

visitors' book for other patrons.^[3]