Anchorage Hotel, 147, 149 Templehill, Troon

Early 19th century with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2 storey with attic, 3-bay plain classical hotel with lower, 2 storey, 3 bay flanking wings. Painted render over Pans Rock dolerite; painted dressings. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves; painted blocking course. Long and short quoins and surrounds to openings to central block; pilastered entrance. Strip quoins to flanking wings; plain margins. Rectangular plan, random rubble pitched addition at rear; later additions to left and right.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: boarded timber door centred at ground; blind fanlight; surrounding doorpiece comprising flanking pilasters, plain frieze, cornice, block pediment, raised keystone. Single window centred at 1st floor; bipartite box-dormer above. Single windows at both floors in bays flanking entrance; 3-light canted dormers above. L WING: 2-leaf timber door in bay to outer right; bipartite windows in remaining bays to left; single windows in 2 bays at 1st floor. R WING: 2-leaf timber panelled door centred at ground; bipartite window in bay to right; single window in bay to left; single windows in 2 bays at 1st floor.

Replacement 2-pane glazing throughout. Grey slate roof (piended roofs to flanking wings); replacement rainwater goods. Corniced apex stacks to E and W (rendered to E); various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.