Millbank House, Bute

Mid to later 19th century. Asymmetrical, 2-storey, 2-bay house with single storey, single bay entrance wing recessed to right; advanced 2-storey, single bay wing to outer right. Coursed tooled rubble sandstone; cherry-cocked detailing to sides and wing to outer right; yellow sandstone ashlar dressings; ashlar strip quoins. Polished base course; moulded eaves course beneath overhanging timber bracketed eaves; dentilled cornice to entrance wing; painted blocking course. Droved yellow sandstone quoins; droved long and short surrounds to raised, polished openings.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: timber panelled door centred in recessed entrance wing off-set to right of centre; etched fanlight; consoled doorpiece comprising stylised pilasters and keystone; narrow decorative side-lights slightly recessed to left and right. Single window at ground in bay to right of main block; architraved cill; consoled cornice beneath projecting 1st floor bipartite window on corbelled timber base; swept segmental-arched roof. 3-light bow at ground in bay to outer left; architraved surrounds to openings; stylised keystones; cornice; surmounting balustraded parapet forming balcony accessed from 1st floor patio door. Regularly fenestrated in advanced wing to outer right.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case glazing. Grey slate roof. Corniced wallhead square-plan, panelled sandstone ashlar stacks; cans missing.

INTERIOR: main stair comprising cast-iron balustrade, timber treads, timber handrail; decorative timber dado panelling to stair; single oculus set in rectangular stair-light above; decorative plasterwork to outer frieze. Timber panelled doors; timber skirting boards; architraved picture-rails. Foliate plaster ceiling roses; intricate cornices (foliate detailing in drawing room; swags set in frieze).

BOUNDARY WALL, GATEPIERS, GATES AND TERRACE FENCE: squared and snecked tooled rubble sandstone wall flanking entrance to N. Panelled square-plan polished sandstone piers; decorative cast-iron gates. Simple cast-iron fence enclosing terrace to front of house.