11 Crichton Road, Rothesay, Bute

Late 19th century (circa 1885?). Pair of 2-storey, 3-bay houses (each with central entrance) forming symmetrical 6-bay block. Coursed stugged yellow sandstone; polished sandstone dressings. Raised base course; corniced bays at ground; timber bracketed corniced eaves. Shouldered openings at both floors; chamfered reveals; chamfered cills; architraved hoodmoulds above single 1st floor windows. Stop-chamfered door surrounds; flanking scrolled detailing at base; round-arched, double-bracketed timber entrance-canopies comprising timber fretwork, architraved surrounds, surmounting anthemion details, foliate finials. Random rubble sandstone to NE; harl to SW.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to 2-leaf timber panelled doors at ground in penultimate bays to outer right (No 10) and left (No 11); dentil detailing beneath plate-glass fanlights; projecting round-arched canopies. Single windows aligned at 1st floor; 3-light canted windows at both floors in bays to outer right and left; 2 tripartite windows at ground and 1st floors in slightly advanced central bays.

Modern glazing to No 10 at both floors; modern glazing to No 11 at 1st floor; 2-pane timber sash and case windows at ground. Grey slate roof; small, slightly bell-cast grey slate piends surmounting advanced central bays. Decorative rainwater goods to front. Coped sandstone stack at centre; cans missing.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL: low coped painted (part-rendered) wall to Crichton Road.