Allan Water Hotel, Well Road, Bridge Of Allan

The Allan Water Hotel, located on Well Road in Bridge of Allan, is a large hydropathic hotel building designed primarily by James Hamilton in Glasgow around 1860 and 1868. The structure is mainly two stories with an attic and basement, forming an L-shape, and features a prominent four-story balustraded tower at the corner. The architectural style is a mix of late classical and Romanesque influences, characteristic of the Alexander Thomson school.

The northeast wing has a four-window layout with segment-headed masonry dormers, and an advanced gabled section on the east side that includes three arched first-floor windows above a canted bay. There is a round-arched porch with squat columns and steps located at the angle of this wing. The southwest wing presents an asymmetrical Italianate style with lower-pitched roofs, featuring a ground floor canted bay and an octagonal corner bay on the east front facing the courtyard.

At the southern end of the building, there are low near-symmetrical structures with twin two-window gables connected by a recessed link, and a central octagonal section with circular openings, quoined angles, and raised channelled voussoirs. The hotel is complemented by interesting gatepiers of the Alexander Thomson type on the west side, while the east side has widely spaced plain classical gatepiers.