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Cardiff City's Hayes Toilets to be restored to former glory

The Hayes toilets, which were first opened in 1898, will be closed for restoration works on September 7 and are anticipated to reopen by October 23.

The Keep Wales Tidy partnership has secured funding through the landfill tax credits scheme to restore the inside of both the male and female toilets, with the shortfall in funding given by Cardiff Council.

The £148 000 investment to this iconic Grade 2 Listed building, which was the first public toilet to be built in Cardiff, is expected to take 7 weeks. As there are no building records for these toilets, a specialist contractor will carry out sensitive investigation work, to ensure that the planned restoration works can be completed correctly and in accordance with legislation.

Councillor Jones, Executive Member for Environment, said: “Due to budgetary pressures, the Hayes public toilets haven’t been restored to date, but through successful funding by Keep Wales Tidy , this historic building will be restored to coincide with the opening of the Cardiff City Centre St David’s 2 Development.

10 September 2009