Loch Ryan Hotel

The Loch Ryan Hotel is a house that has been converted into a hotel, dating from around 1760 with later additions and alterations. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond and is colourwashed, featuring an ashlar doorcase, keystones, cornices, urns, and sills. The building has a concealed roof and pinkish-brown brick end stacks with oversailing courses, modillion cornices, and pots. It has a double depth plan with a central hallway.

The exterior consists of three storeys plus an attic, with a symmetrical arrangement of windows: one in the central bay, three in the first floor, and one in each outer bay. The central bay projects forward and is topped with a wide pediment. The windows are 2/2 horned sashes set in plain reveals, with sills and flat arches made of gauged brick and panelled keystones. The modillion cornice adds to the decorative detail. The pediment features a three-light semi-circular window with a round arch and keystone, and is topped by a draped urn, flanked by two smaller urns at the ends. The outer bays have parapets surmounted by embellished ball finials.

The central entrance is approached by a flight of renewed steps leading to a six-panel door, where the lower panels are flush-beaded and the others are raised and fielded. It includes a fanlight with radial glazing bars. The doorcase is adorned with three-quarter engaged Ionic columns and an open dentil pediment. To the right is another six-panel door, with flush-beaded lower panels and glazed upper panels, featuring a divided overlight and flat arch with keystone. There is a basement opening to the left with a plank cover. The gable ends are raised and curved.

Inside, the hotel retains a Minton tile floor in the hall and some original plasterwork. Historically, this building was the home of Bishop Core from 1902 to 1905.