SILSDEN’s former public toilets will go under the hammer next month with a guide price of £10,000.

The facilities have been added to the town’s former library and council offices on a list of lots at Leeds auction house Pugh and Company.

The other two buildings were recently listed for auction, then pulled because Bradford Council officers had not completed the necessary preparations.

The sale comes after an unsuccessful campaign by Silsden woman Lily Pitt - including a 1,000-signature petition - to have the town's toilets reopened.

Bradford Council closed the block in 2015 as a cost-saving measure and Silsden Town Council refused to take them on due to the huge repair and running costs.

The former Silsden library, at 6 Bolton Road, has a guide price of £80,000, while the single-storey former council building in neighbouring Wesley Place is offered at a guide price of £30,000.

Ward councillor Adrian Naylor said he was glad to see the toilet block go on sale because all other options had been exhausted.

He added: “If they can sell it and it becomes something useful, then good.

"If not, let’s see it demolished. There’s nothing worse than a toilet empty and decaying.”

Andrew Mallinson, who also represents Craven ward on Bradford Council, said other avenues had been explored by the town council and residents, but reopening the toilets had proved too costly and received too little support.

He added: “I’m sure the building or the site will be brought into use. I don’t know what anyone would do with it, but it has to go to the market. I hope someone with imagination buys it.

“If it fails at the auction and doesn’t reach the guide price, I’ll be speaking with Bradford and Silsden councils to see if we can find some other community use for the building. It can’t stand empty because it will fall into disrepair.”