Weighbridge House, Guildford Square, Rothesay, Bute is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 March 1997. Weighing house.
Weighbridge House, Guildford Square, Rothesay, Bute
- WRENN ID
- distant-column-rowan
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1997
- Type
- Weighing house
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Weighbridge House, located in Guildford Square, Rothesay, Bute, is a former weighing house from the later 19th century. It has a rectangular plan, is a single storey, and consists of a single bay. In the late 20th century, it was converted into a retail outlet. The building features glazed bricks with red sandstone ashlar detailing, a raised base course, bracketed timber eaves, shouldered-arch openings, and ashlar cills. There is a weighing platform on the side.
On the entrance elevation, there is a boarded timber door that is off-set to the right of centre, with a narrow window off-set to the left. The south side elevation has a tripartite window at the centre and a rectangular weighing platform at the front, which is inscribed "H Pooley & Son Ld Birmingham." The rear elevation features a narrow window off-set to the right of centre and a stepped stack to the left. The north side elevation also has a tripartite window at the centre.
The building has refurbished timber casements and sash and case windows, a graded grey slate piended roof, and foliate cast-iron brattishing. There is a square-plan coped wallhead stack to the northwest and a single circular can. Additionally, there is a rectangular iron weigh bridge set into the ground.
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