20 Battery Place, Rothesay, Bute

Later 19th century. Asymmetrical 2-storey with attic, 3-bay Rogue Gothic hotel with full-height 5-light bow beneath concave turret to outer right; advanced bay beneath French-pavilion-roof to outer left. Predominantly yellow sandstone ashlar. Raised base course; corbelled, corniced eaves; corbelled turret. 3/4-engaged fluted cast-iron columnar balustered mullions with foliate capitals at ground and 1st floors; timber mullions to attic. Shouldered-arched, architraved openings at ground; round-arched architraved openings at 1st floor; simple round-arched attic openings. Columnar doorpiece.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement 2-leaf door at ground in bay to outer left; round-arched plate glass fanlight; surrounding doorpiece comprising flanking low projecting walls, 3/4-engaged Corinthian columns with sculpted detail at centre, flanking heavy consoles with surmounting foliate detailing supporting projecting entablature; advanced tripartite glazing row at 1st floor in bay to outer left, engaged cast-iron mullions; single round-arched attic window set in French-pavilion-roof above. Full-height 5-light bow in bay to outer right beneath concave-turreted roof; surmounting cast-iron coronet.

2-pane timber sash and case shouldered windows at ground; 2-pane round-arched timber sash and case windows at 1st floor and attic. Graded grey slate Mansard roof; raised stone skews; apex stacks to NE and SW; cans missing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.