21-27 Montague Street, Rothesay, Bute

Dated 1832. Classically-detailed 3-storey tenement on corner site with shops at ground; 7 bays to Guildford Square (N); 3-bay to High Street (W); with full-height slightly recessed bowed single bay corner. Painted render to N; raised base course; projecting eaves; architraved surrounds at1st floor windows; projecting cills. Coursed red rubble sandstone to W; droved quoins; droved long and short red sandstone dressings to openings; projecting cills.

N (GUILDFORD SQUARE) ELEVATION: pend entry (No 25) at ground off-set to right of centre; 2 shops to left, single shop to right comprising arcaded columnar cast iron detailing with decorative pendentives. Bipartite windows at 1st and 2nd floors in penultimate bay to outer left; blind windows at both floors in penultimate bay to outer right; regularly fenestrated at both floors in remaining bays. Slightly recessed full-height bow to outer right comprising single windows at all floors.

W (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: shop at ground. Regularly fenestrated at 1st and 2nd floors (blind window at 2nd floor in bay to outer left).

Predominantly later glazing; some 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Coped ridge stack to N, various circular cans; apex stack to E; corniced wallhead stack to W comprising consoled detailing at base, central panel inscribed "Built in 1832 Captain James........", circular cans.