MFIMAGE 331 Loo Ladies Sculpture

Loo Ladies Sculpture, The Downs, Bristol

The ‘Loo Ladies’ sculpture outside the toilet block on The Downs in Bristol.

The work by the anonymous sculptor, gettinguptostuff, depicts Victoria Hughes with one of the sex workers who once worked on nearby Ladies Mile. Hughes was an attendant at the block up until 1962. She befriended the sex workers, offering tea and companionship.

(The umbrella is not part of the sculpture but was added temporarily by the photographer on a very dull, wet day.)