Elmlea, Minister's Brae, Rothesay, Bute

William Hunter, circa 1905. Symmetrical 2-storey (with attic at centre), 10-bay gabled Old English style terrace grouped 2-2-2-2-2. Whitewashed harl; half-timbering at 1st floor. Raised base course; overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Canted windows at ground; projecting cills; timber mullions to bipartite windows at 1st floor; overhanging timber bracketed canopies. Red brick at sides.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION BEECHLEA: replacement door at ground in bay to outer left; overhanging porch; single window at 1st floor. 3-light canted window at ground in bay to outer right; bipartite window aligned at 1st floor; quadripartite attic glazing row centred in advanced gable. ASHLEA & ROWANLEA: 4-bay. Replacement doors centred at ground; overhanging porch; single windows aligned at 1st floor. 3-light canted window at ground in bay to outer right; 3-light half-cant at ground in bay to outer left; bipartite windows centred in gables above. ELMLEA & OAKLEA: 4-bay. Replacement doors centred at ground; overhanging porch; single windows aligned at 1st floor. 3-light canted window at ground in bay to outer left; 3-light half-cant at ground in bay to outer right; bipartite windows centred in gables above.

Predominantly replacement part-stained glazing; stained-upper, plate glass lower timber sash and case windows to Oaklea. Graded grey slate roof; ornamental terracotta ridge tiling. Coped, harled ridge and apex stacks; various circular terracotta cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped harled wall to Minister's Brae; replacement cast-iron railings.