Old public loos in Sheffield set for new lease of life after smashing estimate at auction

These old public conveniences on Commonside, in Walkley, could be transformed into a shop and offices after they were sold at auction for 60,000 (pic: Mark Jenkinson & Son)

The former toilets on Commonside, in Walkley, which have been closed and boarded up for many years, were bought for £60,000 at auction - well above the £40,000-£50,000 guide price.

They could now be transformed into a shop and offices by the new owner, with plans to redevelop them having already been approved last November.

Auctioneer Adrian Little said: "There was a lot of interest in the old toilets. These things always seem to capture people's imaginations.

Among the other lots to be snapped us was a three-bedroom house on Dundas Road, in Tinsley, which was badly damaged when a gas blast destroyed a neighbouring home in 2013. It sold for £34,750 - more than double the £15,000 guide price.