Bute Fabrics, Barone Road, Rothesay, Bute

Late 18th, early 19th century. Near-symmetrical single storey with basement and attic former cotton works in plain classical style converted to orphanage late 19th century; office use later 20th century. Main block comprising 19 bays to W elevation; central pediment; pitched single storey 4-bay block to outer left, pitched single storey with attic, single bay addition to outer right. 2-storey with attic, 18-bay elevation to E; full-height stair tower to outer left; single storey with attic, 4-bay addition to outer right. Whitewashed harl; painted surrounds to openings; moulded eaves; gableheaded attic windows.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: stairs to central entrance; replacement multi-paned door, raised keystone centred in door-surround. Single windows at ground in 11 bays to right of centre, 7 bays to left. Single windows irregularly-disposed at basement. Attic windows in 3 bays to outer left; 2 attic windows off-set to right of centre; single attic window in bay to outer right.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: exterior steel stairs to attic entrance off-set to right of centre; replacement glazed timber door at 1st floor in bay to outer right. Near-symmetrical disposition of openings in remaining bays at ground and 1st floors; 9 attic windows irregularly disposed. Single storey addition to outer right comprising single windows in bays to outer left and penultimate bay to outer right, boarded timber doors in bays to outer right and penultimate bay to outer left. Full-height bowed stair comprising entrance at ground; single opening above; stair windows at ground and 1st floor in re-entrant angle.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof; raised stone skews; corniced sandstone apex stack to S; corniced sandstone ridge stack off-set to right of centre; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: coped random rubble wall to Barone Road; harled, coped square-plan panelled gatepiers flanking entrance; curved harled linking walls.