35 Craigmore Road, Craigmore, Bute

Circa 1850; flatted early 20th century (circa 1903). Symmetrical 2-storey and basement, 3-bay classically-detailed house with gabled eaves centred at N, E and S (advanced at E). Droved coursed yellow sandstone; polished yellow ashlar dressings. Raised band course at principal floor; architraved string course; corbelled eaves; large pilastered quoins. Corbelled, corniced windows at ground; shouldered surrounds at 1st floor; polished panels below architraved cills. Harled elevations to N and S; raised polished dressings; projecting cills.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: cast-iron balustraded stair to tripartite entrance centred at ground (entrance ground floor flat); part-glazed timber panelled door; opaque-glazed 6-light side lights; replacement fanlight. Corbelled brackets supporting balcony above; decorative cast-iron balustrade; single window set in shouldered, round-arched surround centred in apex at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in recessed bays to outer left and right.

S (SIDE) ENTRANCE) timber panelled door centred at ground (entrance 1st floor flat); multi-paned fanlight; advanced corniced doorpiece; large stair window centred in apex above. Single windows at both floors in bays to outer left and right; single basement window in bay to outer right.

Lying-pane glazing throughout. Graded grey slate piend; replacement rainwater goods. Corniced apex stacks to N and S; cans missing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: round-arched rubble coping to harl-pointed rubble wall to Craigmore Road; curved droved yellow ashlar wall flanking entrance; chamfered square-plan yellow ashlar piers; pyramidal caps; replacement cast-iron vehicular access gates.