18-19 Ardbeg Road, Rothesay, Bute

Earlier to mid 19th century; flatted mid 20th century. Symmetrical 2-storey with attic, 3-bay plain classical style flatted house forming one of a pair; entered at front and rear. Painted rubble sandstone; raised, painted margins; painted strip quoins. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves; pilastered doorpiece; projecting cills. Harl-pointed random rubble at sides and rear; exterior stair (part sandstone, part red-brick) centred at rear.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to part-glazed 2-leaf timber panelled door centred at ground; bipartite fanlight; surrounding corniced doorpiece comprising flanking pilasters, plain frieze, block pediment, raised keystone. Blind window centred at 1st floor; single windows at both floors in bays to outer left and right; 3-light canted dormers above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: decorative, cast-iron balustraded stair to upper flat; single opening in central bay; opaque-glazed fanlight; single window at 1st floor in bay to outer right. Single windows at both floors in bay to outer left.

2-pane timber sash and case glazing at ground; replacement glazing above. Graded grey slate roof; raised skews; corniced apex stack to N; coped apex stack to S; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL: part-demolished random rubble wall to Ardbeg Road.