Campaigners are calling for the ‘Gentleman’s Urinal’ at the side of St Crispin’s Road – believed to be the oldest concrete public toilets in Britain – to be saved.

The decaying grade-II listed site is at risk of falling into further despair as officials say the building’s size and 10-sided shape make finding uses for the space difficult.

Many pass the old loo daily and do not notice it (Image: Archant)

It has also suffered years of neglect and become a target for break-ins, graffiti and vandalism.

SAVE OUR LOO

But now conservation experts and local historians have started a campaign to save the site, which was built in 1919.

Jon Boon, chairman of the Norwich Society, said: “It is obviously historic and should be preserved.

“I have driven past it many mornings and never noticed it, as many have.

“I almost wonder if an artist could use it as a studio or something

“The building is not really in a public amenity area to be turned back into a public toilet.

“We will talk to our members and see what ideas and possibilities come forward.”

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Simeon Jackson, chairman of the Building Conservation Committee of the Norwich Society, added: “It is on the buildings at risk register and the Norwich Society is........

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