Sherwood Hotel, 2 May Street, Largs

Mid 19th century. 7-bay symmetrical villa with 2 storeys

over basement. Painted ashlar. 3 central bays bowed,

flanked recessed bays filled at ground by single storey

projections. Moulded recessed panel with round head in

ground floor central bay. Cill course at ground floor,

cornice above, and bracketed balustraded balcony. 3

central 1st floor windows. Windows in 1st floor outer

bays with apron panels. Deeply bracketed eaves. Flanking

bays with small windows, blank shield above ground floor,

cornice, parapet and urn above. Originally end stacks on

plinth with scrolled brackets; only plinth remains of

south stack. Piended slate roof.

Low screen wall with arcaded balustrade.

East entrance front: recessed door in shouldered

opening, with shouldered sidelights, in projecting porch

with bracketed cornice and parapet above: advanced bay

to left has tripartites. Outer bays slightly advanced,

with round-headed alcove at ground floor, recessed

square panel above. Steps at north lead to basement:

balustrade to area. Balconies on decorative brackets

on north and south walls.