Bruce Grove Public Toilets
A new lease of life
The iconic public toilets in Bruce Grove are set to be brought back to life thanks to funding from Haringey Council, the Greater London Authority’s Good Growth funding programme, and Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone scheme.
The restoration, which has been given planning permission, will see the toilets brought back to use as a community cafe and a publicly accessible toilet, pioneering a new Community Wealth Building Lease and make commercial use of the newly extended building.
Working closely with the council, local campaign group The Last Elm and heritage consultant Rob Bevan, the project team have worked to capture and protect the significance of the small building, both above and below ground, to ensure it comes off the Historic England ‘at risk’ register.
The toilet was first constructed at the beginning of the 20th century but has deteriorated in the last few decades since it closed its doors in the 1980s.
The design has been carried out by architects at DK-CM and includes an extension to the ground floor with a new garden room to the rear.
Current status of works and cafe operator
The works to the building have now been completed. Following a tender process to identify a local, socially minded business to run the café, we are now reviewing submissions and considering the offers received.
We are liaising with those who have submitted offers and hope to be able to make an exciting announcement about the successful operator for the building shortly!
Keep up to date
Visit our commonplace website (external link) for information on designs, current plans and the latest updates to the project.