Bute Museum, Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute

A M McKinlay, 1925-6. Symmetrical 2-storey, 7-bay Palladian style museum comprising single storey pavilions flanking 2-storey pedimented entrance recessed at centre. Predominantly harled with grey sandstone ashlar dressings. Raised base course; raised cill course; corniced eaves (corbelled to pediment). Prominent quoins; architraved surrounds to openings; pedimented doorpiece.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-leaf timber panelled door centred at ground; round-arched Georgianesque fanlight above; surrounding doorpiece comprising flanking pilasters, 6-light side-lights, narrow pilasters to outer left and right, full entablature, central pediment, plain tympanum. Single windows at ground flanking entrance; Venetian window centred in 1st floor apex comprising corbelled cill, decorative round-arched fanlight, raised architraved keystone. Single windows at ground in advanced bays to outer left and right.

10-, 12- 18- and 20-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate pitched central block; grey slate piended roofs to side pavilions.

INTERIOR: 2-leaf small-paned timber vestibule door; round-arched fanlight; single windows set at angles to right and left. Boarded timber dado panelling; original timber panelled doors; stair comprising mahogany handrail, cast-iron uprights, square-plan timber newels, carved ogee finials. Exhibition areas set in pavilions flanking central hall; metal struts to combed ceilings.