3 Crichton Road, Rothesay, Bute

Late 19th century. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay flatted double villa grouped 1-1-1; recessed at centre; advanced gabled bays to outer left and right; side entrances. Coursed yellow sandstone ashlar; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Red sandstone base course; timber bracketed eaves to ground floor canted windows; overhanging timber bracketed eaves; plain timber bargeboards. Raised quoins; raised long and short surrounds to openings (shouldered-arched at ground; pointed-arched at 1st floor); chamfered reveals; chamfered lintels (architraved at ground); sandstone mullions.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: quadripartite window centred at ground; gableheaded bipartite window breaking eaves above. 3-light canted windows at ground in advanced bays to outer left and right; gothicised Palladian windows comprising columnar mullions, pointed-arch central lights aligned at 1st floor. Side entries recessed to outer left and right.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case glazing; replacement glazing at ground to outer left. Graded grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Coursed sandstone stacks to No 3 (missing No 4).

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped, part-rendered wall enclosing site to front. Painted, panelled square-plan piers flanking pedestrian entrances; chamfered edges; heavy cornices; triangular-faceted caps.