Beechwood Hotel, Bishop Terrace, Rothesay, Bute

Mid to later 19th century. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay near-square-plan classical style house converted to form separate holiday apartments later 20th century; recessed at centre; single storey addition at rear. Stugged coursed yellow sandstone; yellow sandstone ashlar dressings. Painted plinth; corbelled cornices above ground floor openings; anthemion parapet detailing surmounting corbelled cornice; raised, polished quoins. Moulded reveals to ground floor windows; chamfered cills; columnar reveals to round-arched 1st floor windows; raised voussoir surrounds; sandstone columnar mullions; projecting cills (corbelled at sides).

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: stairs to central 2-leaf timber panelled door recessed at ground; round-arched plate-glass fanlight; advanced porch comprising flanking columns, engaged pilasters, bracketed cornice, balustraded parapet; single window aligned at 1st floor. 4-light canted windows at ground in bays to outer left and right; bipartite windows aligned at 1st floor.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay with single storey addition to outer right. Single windows at ground in bays to outer left and right; round-arched windows in all bays at 1st floor.

2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piend; corniced, coursed sandstone ridge and wallhead stacks; corniced square cans.

INTERIOR: relatively intact. Barrel-vaulted vestibule; timber panelled doors; grand stair to rear.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: swept coped stugged yellow sandstone wall to Bishop Terrace; whitewashed double gatepiers comprising fluted panels, raised base course, bracketed cornice flanking entrance; cast-iron lamp stand surmounting pier to outer W.