45-46 Crichton Road, Rothesay, Bute

Late 19th century. Symmetrical 2-storey with attic, 5-bay gabled block subdivided to form 3 houses; single storey lean-to addition recessed to outer right (entrance No 45); pitched single storey wing recessed to outer left (No 47). Predominantly coursed yellow sandstone; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Raised base and string courses; corbelled eaves to projecting central bay; corbelled canopies above flanking single windows; scalloped gableheads to outer left and right. Raised red ashlar quoins; long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; architraved red ashlar mullions; chamfered cills. Random rubble sandstone at sides and rear.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: tripartite windows at both floors in advanced central bay; tripartite attic window centred in boarded timber gable above. 2-leaf timber panelled doors at ground in penultimate bays to outer right (No 46) and left (No 47); decorative fanlights; architraved surrounds; single windows at 1st floor; quadripartite box-dormers aligned above. 4-light canted windows at both floors in bays to outer left and right; bipartite attic windows centred in swept gables. Replacement door at ground in recessed lean-to addition to outer right (No 45); flanking single windows. Single window centred in pitched wing recessed to outer left (No 47).

Predominantly decorative stained-glass upper, plate-glass lower timber casements; 2-pane timber sash and case dormers set in gables; timber casements set in box-dormers. Graded grey slate roof. Corniced sandstone apex stacks to E and W; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: low coped wall to Crichton Road (part-rendered to right, whitewashed to left). Square-plan sandstone piers flanking entrances (whitewashed to No 47); raised base course; moulded detailing, pyramidal caps.