East Firwood, Glenburn Road, Rothesay, Bute

Late 19th century (circa 1882?). Near-symmetrical pair of 2-storey, 2-bay Stick-style houses forming 4-bay block recessed at centre; advanced piended bays to outer left and right; projecting entrance porches recessed at sides; single storey L-plan wings adjoining at rear. Random rubble whinstone; tooled yellow sandstone dressings. Raised base course; raised string course; timber brackets beneath overhanging corniced eaves. Raised yellow sandstone quoins; raised long and short surrounds to droved openings; slightly chamfered cills (projecting cills to single storey wings at rear).

N (FRONT) ELEVATION: bipartite windows at both floors in 2 bays recessed at centre; projecting tripartite windows at ground in advanced bays to outer left and right; bipartite windows aligned above. Bracketed balconies at 1st floor; arcaded timber pilasters supporting bracketed eaves beneath piend to outer right (West Firwood); tripartite piended dormer centred in pyramidal roof to outer left (East Firwood).

E AND W (SIDE ENTRANCE) ELEVATIONS: 3-bay. Steps to projecting porch centred at ground comprising timber pilasters to outer left and right, timber brackets beneath boarded timber roof, decorative timber balustrade; 2-leaf timber panelled door centred in advanced sandstone surround within; part-glazed (engraved-glass) timber panelled vestibule door; plate-glass fanlight. Bipartite window aligned above entrance; single windows at both floors in bay to outer right (East Firwood) and left (West Firwood); large, part-stained stair-light in bay to outer left and right respectively. Piended L-plan wings to S.

Predominantly geometric-patterned, 5-light upper, plate-glass lower timber casements; 4- and 6-pane timber sash and case windows at rear; stained surrounds to opaque-glazed stair windows. Graded grey slate piend; slate-hung dormers; slate-hung bell-cast pyramidal roof to outer left; slated L-plan piends at rear; replacement rainwater goods. Slightly bull-faced coursed sandstone coped ridge and wallhead stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.