Description

John Duncan, dated 1882. Symmetrical 2-storey, 4-bay Alexander Thomson style double villa forming end of symmetrical terrace. Grouped 1-2-1; advanced end bays; decorative cast-iron columnar verandah to No 59; recessed entrance porch to No 60. Coursed yellow sandstone (slightly weather-beaten); polished yellow sandstone dressings. Raised base course; dentil detailing beneath canted eaves to outer left and right; overhanging timber bracketed eaves; decorative timber bargeboards to gableheads. Polished quoins; polished long and short surrounds to openings; architraved panelling between floors; consoled brackets beneath projecting cills. Random rubble sandstone at sides and rear.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement door off-set to right of centre (No 59); projecting verandah beneath 1st floor window comprising triple sets of cast-iron Ionic columns, dentil detailing beneath eaves, decorative cast-iron balustrading. Single window aligned at 1st floor; 3-light canted windows at both floors centred in gabled bay to outer right. Piended single storey porch recessed to outer left (No 60) comprising timber bracketed eaves, cast-iron brattishing; replacement door; opaque-glass fanlight. Single windows at both floors off-set to left of centre; 3-light canted windows at both floors centred in gabled bay to outer left; cast-iron brattishing surmounting French-pavilion-tower above.

Predominantly 2-pane lower, plate-glass upper timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof; fish-scale detailing to French-pavilion-tower. Original rainwater goods to front. Coped ridge and apex stacks; various circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: coped part-rendered stepped random rubble wall to Mount Stuart Road; circular datestone inscribed "Albany Terrace 1882". Square-plan polished sandstone panelled gatepiers flank entrances; bracketed cornices; projecting plinths. Cast-iron pedestrian entry gates.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 55 & 56 and 57 & 58 Mount Stuart Road, Albany Terrace (see separate list entries). One of 3 double villas designed to form a symmetrical terrace to be viewed as a complete entity. This emphasis on sea-front symmetry bears strong affinity with other developments along Mount Stuart Road - the earlier Nos 19 - 27, Wimbleton, Nos 33 - 44, Elysium Terrace, 1875 and Nos 45 - 54, Royal Terrace, 1877 (see separate list entries). Albany Terrace has retained some interesting features - note the symmetry, decorative verandahs, bargeboard detailing, French-pavilion towers, cast-iron brattishing and timber glazing. It is thought that John Duncan was responsible for this development - his other symmetrical double villa projects including Nos 45-54 Mount Stuart Road, Royal Terrace, Nos 23-34 Crichton Road, Brighton Terrace, 1878 and Edgehill and Hillpark, Eastlands Road (see separate list entries).

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 Q17775900

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)