Coach House, Hewison House, 44 Minister's Brae, Rothesay, Bute

Mid to later 19th century former manse; converted to 3 separate flats mid to later 20th century. 2-storey with basement, 3-bay plain classical style; symmetrical at front; alterations at rear. Harl-pointed random rubble sandstone; raised, polished margins; pilastered quoins. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves. Stugged long and short rubble surrounds to openings; projecting cills; columnar doorpiece. Harled single storey, single bay outbuilding to NE (former coach-house); single storey, 3-bay whin rubble outbuilding to E (former stables).

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement door centred at ground; modern fanlight; projecting doorpiece comprising flanking Doric columns, plain frieze, cornice, block pediment. Regularly fenestrated in remaining bays at both floors.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: stair to 2-leaf timber door centred at 1st floor (entrance upper flat); single windows in bays to outer left and right. Balustraded platform to modern door at ground off-set to left of centre; small single window at centre; single windows in bays to outer left and right. Basement flat comprising modern door off-set to left of centre; single windows in bays to left and right.

Modern aluminium windows to front and rear; replacement rainwater goods. Grey slate piended roof; raised stone skews; corniced apex stacks to N (sandstone) and S (brick replacement); various circular cans.

OUTBUILDING (FORMER COACH-HOUSE): blind single window centred beneath apex to W; garage opening centred to S. Graded grey slate roof; raised skews.

W ELEVATION OUTBUILDING (FORMER STABLES): single boarded timber door centred at ground; single window in bay to outer right; slit opening in bay to outer left. Graded grey slate roof; raised skews; corniced apex stacks to N and S (cans missing).

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPEIRS: rubble coped random rubble wall to Minister's Brae; square-plan sandstone piers flanking entrance; prominent cornices (detached and off-centre to right). Round-arched coping to rubble wall to Mount Pleasant Road; stugged dressings.