33 Mountstuart Road, Rothesay, Bute

John Orkney, dated 1875. Symmetrical 2-storey, 4-bay Alexander Thomson style double villa forming end of symmetrical terrace. Grouped 1-2-1; recessed at centre; single storey entrance porch recessed to outer left. Coursed cream sandstone ashlar; polished sandstone dressings. Raised base course; corniced canted windows at ground in bays to outer left and right; architraved, bracketed canopy spanning central bays; overhanging timber eaves (decorative bargeboards to No 33). Square-headed openings; stylised pilaster mullions at ground; architraved surrounds to 1st floor windows (corniced with anthemion parapet detailing to outer left and right; columnar mullions). Random rubble sandstone at sides and rear.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: blind, round-arched alcove centred at ground; flanking tripartite windows; bracketed canopy above; bipartite windows breaking eaves at 1st floor. 4-light canted windows at ground in advanced gabled bays to outer left and right; bipartite windows centred beneath apex at 1st floor. Corniced side entrance to No 33; replacement door set in piended entrance porch recessed to outer left (No 34).

2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Coped and corniced ridge and wallhead stacks; predominantly decorative circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low coped random rubble wall to Mount Stuart Road; round-arched architraved datestone inscribed "Elysium 1875 JO" (John Orkney) at centre. Square-plan, panelled sandstone piers; square caps surmounting 4 corniced, round-arched pediments.