Description

Earlier 19th century; refurbished late 20th century. 2-storey with attic, 7-bay plain classical style flatted house entered at front and rear; grouped 2-3-2, divided at front by giant order Doric pilasters; pilastered quoins. Near-symmetrical E elevation; a-symmetrical W elevation with advanced 2-storey, 2-bay wing to outer right. Cherry-cocked random rubble sandstone; rendered margins. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves. Stugged sandstone quoins; tooled long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills. Rendered exterior stair at rear.

N (COLUMSHILL PLACE) ELEVATION: replacement timber panelled door set in rendered architraved doorpiece at centre (No 3); plate glass fanlight.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NOS 5, 5A AND 7: replacement timber panelled door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left (No 7); single window at ground in bay to outer left; single windows in both bays at 1st floor; 3-light canted dormer above. Replacement timber panelled door centred at ground (No 5); flanking single windows; single windows in all bays at 1st floor; 3-light canted dormers in bays to outer left and right. Single windows at both floors in penultimate bay to outer right and bay to outer right (side No 3); 3-light canted dormer above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: replacement timber panelled door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left; single windows at both floors in bay to outer left; single window at 1st floor off-set to right. Rendered stairs to replacement timber panelled door at centre (No 9); single windows at both floors in bay to left of entrance; single window at ground off-set to right; single windows at both floors in bay to right. Lean-to boarded timber porch with multi-mullioned door facing N to left of advanced wing to outer right; large (stair) window at 1st floor in bay to left; single windows at both floors in bay to right; single piended dormer above.

16-pane timber sash and case windows to E; 2-pane timber sash and case windows to W; various rooflights. Grey slate roof; raised skews; rendered coped ridge and apex stacks; circular terracotta cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

Statement of Interest

Originally millworkers' housing. Wood's map marks this as one of the earliest developments in the area - the other being No 32 Columshill Street and No 2 Columshill Place (see separate list entry). Recorded as derelict in 1980, rehabilitated by the Bute Housing Association late 20th century.

Rothesay is one of Scotland's premier seaside resorts, developed primarily during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and incorporates an earlier medieval settlement. The town retains a wide range of buildings characteristic of its development as a high status 19th century holiday resort, including a range of fine villas, a Victorian pier and promenade.

The history and development of Rothesay is defined by two major phases. The development of the medieval town, centred on Rothesay Castle, and the later 19th and early 20th century development of the town as a seaside resort. Buildings from this later development, reflect the wealth of the town during its heyday as a tourist destination, and include a range of domestic and commercial architecture of a scale sometimes found in larger burghs. Both the 19th and early 20th century growth of the town, with a particular flourish during the inter-war period, included areas of reclaimed foreshore, particularly along the coast to the east of the town and around the pier and pleasure gardens.

(List description revised as part of Rothesay listing review 2010-11).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17775058

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