Description

Mid 19th century; later 20th century additions. 2-storey, 4-bay Italianate-style house with advanced bay to outer left; Regency-style cast-iron verandah to front. Painted harl; painted margins; narrow strip quoins. Raised base course; raised eaves course beneath overhanging timber bracketed, corniced eaves. Chamfered surrounds to openings; round-arched 2-light upper, plate-glass lower sashes; projecting cills; canted window at ground to outer left. Single storey, single bay piended wing to outer left adjoining later conservatory beyond; single storey garage addition to outer right

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: glazed door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left; round-arched 2-light opening set in rectangular fanlight; single windows in remaining 2 bays to right; advanced cast-iron verandah comprising arcaded stylised pilasters with geometric detailing, moulded dentils beneath heavy cornice; regularly fenestrated in 3 bays aligned above. 3-light canted window at ground in advanced bay to outer left; single window at 1st floor. Single garage opening at ground recessed to outer right; glazed patio opening at ground recessed to outer left.

Predominantly bipartite, round-arched upper, plate glass lower timber sash and case windows (part lying-pane glazing to upper sashes). Low grey slate piend; corniced wallhead stacks to N and S; corniced square cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: rubble coped random rubble wall to Craigmore Road; square-plan piers flanking entrances to N and S; pyramidal caps; cast-iron gates.

Statement of Interest

An interesting house deriving influence from numerous stylistic sources. Despite additions to both sides, Craigend has retained its key elements - the round-arched, part lying-paned sashes, intricate cast-iron verandah, dentilled eaves and square cans. The ground floor timber shutters also appear to be intact. Walker notes the '...splendid verandah' (p154).

Rothesay is one of Scotland's premier seaside resorts, developed primarily during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and incorporates an earlier medieval settlement. The town retains a wide range of buildings characteristic of its development as a high status 19th century holiday resort, including a range of fine villas, a Victorian pier and promenade.

The history and development of Rothesay is defined by two major phases. The development of the medieval town, centred on Rothesay Castle, and the later 19th and early 20th century development of the town as a seaside resort. Buildings from this later development, reflect the wealth of the town during its heyday as a tourist destination, and include a range of domestic and commercial architecture of a scale sometimes found in larger burghs. Both the 19th and early 20th century growth of the town, with a particular flourish during the inter-war period, included areas of reclaimed foreshore, particularly along the coast to the east of the town and around the pier and pleasure gardens.

(List description revised as part of Rothesay listing review 2010-11).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17775302

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