39-41 Victoria Street, Rothesay, Bute

Earlier to mid 19th century. Near-square-plan, plain classical style 3-storey corner tenement with shops at ground; 3-bay to Victoria Street (N); 2-bay to Tower Street (E); bowed corner. Shopfronts comprising polished granite to right of centre with granite plinth, decorative mosaic floor-detailing; painted render to left of centre with decorative mosaic detailing inset in base course; heavy cornice. Painted render to upper floors; raised cill course beneath 1st floor windows; lintel course beneath corniced eaves. Architraved rectangular-panel detailing between upper floors to Victoria Street. Painted rubble sandstone to upper floors to Tower Street; raised margins; projecting cills.

N (VICTORIA STREET) ELEVATION: replacement timber panelled door centred at ground (No 41), quadripartite fanlight; shop to right of centre comprising recessed glazed and timber panelled door; plate-glass fanlight; flanking mirrors; mosaic floor-detailing to front inscribed "chemist"; large flanking windows; shop to left of centre (No 39). Regularly fenestrated in all bays at 1st and 2nd floors. Slightly recessed full-height bow to outer left comprising recessed part-glazed timber door at ground; architraved fanlight; foliate mosaic floor detailing to front; glass-enclosed columns advanced to outer left and right supporting overhanging porch corbelled out to 1st floor; single windows at 1st and 2nd floors.

E (TOWER STREET) ELEVATION: shop at ground. Regularly fenestrated in both bays at 1st and 2nd floors.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; some replacement glazing to Victoria Street. Grey slate roof; corniced wallhead stack to N; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.