Parkstone Park High level toilets

The only remaining high level public toilets left in the Bourogh of Poole, the building goes back to 1890 when the park opened. The toilets im guessing had a refurb in the 60s or 70s. The yellow tiles where typical on many public toilets built in the 60s and 70s in Poole. Lukily with these they chose to refurb rather than knock them down which leaves us with some high levels and nothing concealed!

The cistern says 'Viking' which is the only one I have seen. On the whole, they are like the shires and work the same way. The females I have never been in but have the same cisterns from what I have seen through the window and have an extra toilet rather than a urinal.

Enjoy!

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• high
• level
• toilet
• cistern

[CaptainLenny]

Wow never seen this cistern before. When I saw the red badge on it at first I thought it was a Centurion at first.

[smoogie7]

@CaptainLenny I would have thought it was a shires. Some of the older shires have red logos

[breadcrub]

Great old building,and like how its quite old inside.Reminds me of the old park toilets in Birmingham,which sadly was demolished in the early 90s.

Great vids my friend!

[smoogie7]

@breadcrub I work near here and I had a sneaky peek through the window of the ladies. One of their toilets has a white replacement high level and the the second toilet there seems to be no cistern at all so maybe just a low level got put in. The black Viking is still here as of Jan 2012.

[breadcrub]

@smoogie7 Hey great news! Always great to hear of high cisterns still been around,I find the white ones more rare.I saw one in Goodrington,when I snaked in the mens,I will try to video it next time :D

You have some great toilets where you live my friend!

[smoogie7]

@breadcrub we had a similer one like this in Alexandra Park but they got replaced some ten years ago and I also remember some in Poole Park, twisted pipe shires but they must have gone around 1999/2000. I was going to film some summer season seafront shires but the council beat me to it and refurbished them that spring. They are now metal toilets :-(

[breadcrub]

@smoogie7 Thats a shame my friend,and I hate those metal toilets.The twisty pipe ones are some of my favourites,still see them in Goodrington when I visit,always seem to have very good flushes as well.

Shame so many high cisterns are getting replaced,was commonplace in the 80s,my parents house had one in the outhouse :-)

[dauntless486]

This always spooks me of that delelict one in a park and these disused one

[smoogie7]

This year the park has been re landscaped. I was worried the toilets would get done over but they left them as they are! A few weeks ago to celebrate the reopening of the park known as 'The Green' a fun fair was held here. The toilets had never looked so busy and a few portaloos had been provied but I was pleased to see people still using these high levels!