Gamble Halls, Shore Street, Gourock is a Grade B listed building in the Inverclyde local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 June 1971. Public hall, former library. 7 related planning applications.
Gamble Halls, Shore Street, Gourock
- WRENN ID
- stranded-screen-martin
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Inverclyde
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 10 June 1971
- Type
- Public hall, former library
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1874-6. 2-storey 5-bay public hall and former library on corner site set into falling ground with Italianate details. Yellow sandstone, ashlar front with stugged ashlar to NW elevation, coursed and squared pink rubble to rear. Base course; band course above ground floor; cill course at 1st floor; eaves cornice and blocking course; architraved and corniced
windows at ground floor with bracketted cills; round-arched windows at 1st floor with moulded heads and impost course.
NE (FRONT) ELEVATION: raised doorway to centre (modern steps) round-arched cavetto-moulded with modern shield to fanlight, Roman Doric porch, columns with egg and dart cornices, pierced balustrade circling over heraldic shield. Single windows flanking and at 1st floor.
NW (KING STREET) ELEVATION: 8-bay; rounded reveals to ground floor windows; plain band and 1st floor cill courses; regular fenestration, secondary doorway to 3rd bay from left. Corniced ground floor window to 6th bay.
SE (REAR) ELEVATION: fire escape stair and round-arched windows at 1st floor, irregular openings below. Timber sash and case windows, plate glass glazing to front, 4-pane to rear. Piended slate roof with metal flashings; metal flues to ridge.
INTERIOR: not seen 1993.
Detailed Attributes
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