41 Argyle Street, Rothesay, Bute

Mid to later 19th century. Asymmetrical 3-storey with attic, 5-bay former hotel converted to form 2 separate tenements later 20th century. Random rubble sandstone; polished red sandstone margins; droved red rubble dressings. Raised base course; corniced eaves; plastic repairs to squared and snecked blocking course. Prominent red sandstone quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings. Corniced windows at 1st floor; projecting quadripartite windows to outer left; round-arched attic windows set in Mansard roof.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left, narrow fanlight; single window centred at ground; replacement door in penultimate bay to outer right; single window in bay to outer right. Quadripartite glazing row at each floor in projecting bay to outer left; regularly fenestrated in remaining bays at 1st and 2nd floors; 6 attic windows equally disposed.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate Mansard roof; cast-iron brattishing; raised skews. Rendered wallhead stack to S; various circular cans.

BOUNDARY WALL, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: low coped red sandstone wall to Argyle Street; square-plan gatepiers flanking entrances to right and left, pyramidal caps; foliate cast-iron railings.