store/warehouse — Gamble's Square

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement level former fish packing warehouse\store with attic level, built c. 1800 and altered c. 1860, having single-storey over basement elevation facing road to south, two-storey over basement elevation to east gable and two-storey over basement elevation to the west gable elevation. External flight of cement rendered rubble stone steps giving access to doorway to the east elevation; wrought-iron handrail to flight of steps. Formerly also with boathouse at basement level. Later in use as a restaurant and art gallery (c. 1980-2000), currently disused. Pitched natural slate roof with raised render copings to gable ends (east and west), and with projecting cut sandstone eaves course. Random rubble sandstone walls; partially roughcast rendered. Square-headed window openings with replacement timber casement windows, and sandstone sills; red brick block-and-start surrounds and rubble stone voussoirs over some openings. Modern concrete lintels over some openings. Segmental-headed carriage-arch openings to the south and north elevations (now blocked) having rubble stone voussoirs over; ground level to the south elevation now raised and partially obscuring former openings. Some blocked window openings to the west gable end. Two round-headed carriage-arch openings to the east gable elevation having red brick voussoirs and surrounds; openings now blocked with replacement square-headed door openings having modern timber sliding door and window fittings. Square-headed door opening to east gable end having replacement timber door. Square-headed doorway to the south elevation at first floor level having timber door. Located on outcrop jutting out from the south bank of the River Leannan. Located to the east end of the Mall, and to the west of the centre of Ramelton. Slipway adjacent to the east gable end.