Island Warehouse

ELLESMERE PORT & NESTON DOCKS BASIN SJ 4077 7/16 Island Warehouse) (formerly listed as 24.2.71 Industrial Building spanning the Shropshire Union Canal) GV II 1871, large rectangular 2-storey warehouse for storage of grain for trans- shipment, converted to Boat Museum. Brown brick with blue brick projecting piers and bands on north west, north east and south east sides. Corbelled eaves, cornices and gable parapets in blue brick with stone copings, shaped finials and kneelers. Grey slate roof with three parallel ridges terminating in gables, south east and north west. The first floor of the south western structural bay is carried over a covered loading bay (the full length of the building), through which one arm of the canal passes. 15 cast iron columns with bell capitals and square bases (between blue brick corner piers) support south west wall over loading bay. External stairways at west and south corners with steps replaced in concrete and west stair altered. Framed and boarded double loading doors to lower storey on north west and both storeys on north east and south west sides (with loading balconies of timber, south west). Stone cills and lintels, some relieved by blue brick camber arches; small-pane cast iron fixed-light recessed windows to upper storey; circular vents in gables. INTERIOR: Timber first floor and heavy queen-post roof trusses carried on two rows of cast iron columns. Diagonal boarded undercloak and plain iron- framed skylights. Much non-structural alteration to interior consequent on conversion to museum.

Listing NGR: SJ4055177166