Jamieson's Restaurant (Former)

Gary Russell

In 1894 when Robert Jamieson opened the doors of his bakery and refreshment rooms on Great North Road, with his name emblazoned across the façade of the building, he provided a place to make bread and serve meals and hospitality to those travelling through Winton and locals alike. Jamieson’s Restaurant (Former) is a colonial commercial building with painted brick veneer. The striking façade has two triangular pediments at the roofline, concealing the gabled roof behind. The roof form has parallel gables, with a transecting gable between them. The façade has decorative plaster scrolls in the centre of each pediment and spherical ‘urns’ mounted on the parapets. The name of the business ‘R. Jamieson’s Restaurant’ is spelled out in relief. The building has a double-height, iron- roofed verandah with decorated cast-iron posts extending through both levels. There is a cast iron lace running across the first floor verandah. The commercial premises were originally on the ground floor, while the top floor was the home of the owners and operators of the bakery/restaurant business. Sitting in a townscape recognised for its surviving Victorian and Edwardian architecture, Jamieson’s Restaurant is a significant element of the streetscape. It represents the period of consolidation of Winton’s town centre and is a survivor of the multiple fires which destroyed many buildings on Winton’s main street

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