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Elderslie Hotel, Broomfield Place, Largs

A Category B Listed Building in Largs, North Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7885 / 55°47'18"N

Longitude: -4.8659 / 4°51'57"W

OS Eastings: 220405

OS Northings: 658743

OS Grid: NS204587

Mapcode National: GBR 30.8BW4

Mapcode Global: WH2N1.7R5T

Plus Code: 9C7QQ4QM+CJ

Entry Name: Elderslie Hotel, Broomfield Place, Largs

Listing Name: Broomfield Place/John St Elderslie Hotel (Building to South) and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 14 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382180

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37160

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200382180

Location: Largs

County: North Ayrshire

Town: Largs

Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes

Traditional County: Ayrshire

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Description

Possibly David and James Hamilton, Architects. Earlier
19th century Tudor Gothic asymmetrical house, 2 storey
over basement on battered plinth. Polished ashlar. South
elevation 4 bays wide, Tudor-arched entrance with hood-mould
and crenellated blocking course. Canted ground floor window
in gabled right bay with Gothic traceried upper lights;
crenellated parapet; tripartite above. Tall, 8-pane
sashes in 2 recessed bays to left; 1st floor windows with
lying-pane glazing, blind window to left. Cornice, 2 pairs
of octagonal wall-head stacks on corbelled plinths.
Recessed modern single storey 3-bay extension to east is
harled, with crenellations. Similarly detailed west
elevation has 5 bays, right bays advanced and gabled canted
windows to each floor at right, upper windows set back;
left bay advanced with canted ground floor window, upper
sashes with Gothic tracery; 1st floor window in shallow
advanced bay with crest in central pediment above parapet.
Cornice and crenellated parapet over inner bays. All single
windows with hood-moulds, crests in gables and decorative
stone finials. Clustered ridge stacks.
Slate roof. Built on raised terrace with vermiculated
retaining wall and pierced balustrade. Chamfered square
corniced gatepiers

Statement of Interest

Crests in gable depict a ship and lion rampant, arm with

arrow above.

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