Description

Earlier 19th century; rehabilitated 1983. Symmetrical 2-storey with attic, 3-bay plain classical style flatted house forming end of terrace with projecting central stair tower at rear; entered at front (No 32 Columshill Street) and rear (No 2 Columshill Place). Coursed Aberdeen bond rubble sandstone; raised, polished margins. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves; pilastered quoins. Droved yellow sandstone quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills. Random rubble at basement, rear and sides.

E (COLUMSHILL STREET) ELEVATION: steps to replacement small-paned door at ground in central bay; corniced doorpiece comprising block pediment, raised keystone. Single windows flanking at ground; single windows in all bays at 1st floor; single slate-hung dormers in bays to outer left and right; rooflights at centre.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised skews; corniced rendered apex stacks to N and S; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

Statement of Interest

Wood's map shows this and the nearby Nos 3 - 9 Columshill Place (see separate list entry) as one of the few developments in this area at that time - Nos 16 to 30 Columshill Street were built later (see separate list entries). Rehabilitated by the Bute Housing Association.

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 Q17775063

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)