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Sherwood Hotel, 2 May Street, Largs

A Category B Listed Building in Largs, North Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7867 / 55°47'12"N

Longitude: -4.8626 / 4°51'45"W

OS Eastings: 220602

OS Northings: 658532

OS Grid: NS206585

Mapcode National: GBR 30.8KM0

Mapcode Global: WH2N1.8TQ6

Plus Code: 9C7QQ4PP+MX

Entry Name: Sherwood Hotel, 2 May Street, Largs

Listing Name: 2 May Street Sherwood Hotel

Listing Date: 14 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382212

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37189

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Largs, 2 May Street, Sherwood Hotel

ID on this website: 200382212

Location: Largs

County: North Ayrshire

Town: Largs

Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes

Traditional County: Ayrshire

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Description

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.

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