Symonds St Public Conveniences and Shelter
Symonds St Public Conveniences and Former Tram Shelter is a category 2 historic place in Auckland, New Zealand, and included the first standalone street toilets in Auckland to cater to both men and women.- Type: Historic building
- Description: heritage-listed building in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Bus shelter and public toilets”, “Bus Shelter and Toilets”, “Public Conveniences and Shelter”, “Symonds St Public Conveniences and Former Tram Shelter”, and “Symonds Street Public Conveniences and Shelter”
- Address: Karangahape Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grafton Bridge and Karangahape Rocks.
Grafton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Grafton Bridge is a road bridge spanning Grafton Gully in Auckland, New Zealand. Built of reinforced concrete in 1910, it connects the Auckland CBD and Karangahape Road with Grafton. Grafton Bridge is situated 150 metres southeast of Symonds St Public Conveniences and Shelter.
Karangahape Rocks
Work of art
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
Karangahape Rocks, also known as the Karangahape Road Fountain is a public sculpture located in Pigeon Park on Karangahape Road in Auckland, New Zealand, created by New Zealand sculptor Greer Twiss as his first large-scale public commission.
Auckland Baptist Tabernacle
Church
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle is a Baptist church located near the corner of Queen Street and Karangahape Road, at the edge of Auckland central business district in New Zealand. It is affiliated with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. Auckland Baptist Tabernacle is situated 260 metres northwest of Symonds St Public Conveniences and Shelter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and Grafton.
Newton
Quarter
Photo: Helenalex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newton is a small suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Since the construction of the Central Motorway Junction in 1965–75, Newton has been divided into two parts, and as a result, lost much of its size and coherence.
Grafton
Suburb
Photo: Oskari.miettinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grafton is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is named for the Duke of Grafton, a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy.
Eden Terrace
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eden Terrace is an inner city suburb of Auckland, located 2 km south of the Auckland CBD, in the North Island of New Zealand. Eden Terrace is one of Auckland's oldest suburbs, and also one of the smallest.
Symonds St Public Conveniences and Shelter
- Categories: bus shelter, comfort station, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.85831° or 36° 51′ 30″ southLongitude
174.76386° or 174° 45′ 50″ eastInception
1910Levels
1Open location code
4VMP4QR7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 372927268OpenStreetMap feature
building=toiletsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q77293616
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