Description

Nos 1 - 4 early 19th century (dated 1805); restored late 20th century; 4 single storey, 3-bay former cotton mill workers? cottages forming 12-bay terrace. No 5 circa 1935; refurbished late 20th century; single storey, 6-bay cottage on tapering site to right. Whitewashed harl; painted margins; stepped hoodmoulds above openings; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NOS 1-4: each comprising replacement timber doors at centre; 8-light fanlights; flanking single windows; sandstone plaque inscribed "Cotton Mill Society 1805" at centre. NO 5: replacement timber door off-set to right of centre; single windows in 3 bays to left; single windows in 2 bays to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate pitch to Nos 1-4; graded grey slate pitch with end piend to No 5; replacement rainwater goods. Coped harled ridge and apex stacks equally disposed; various circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

Statement of Interest

Original 12-bay block built by the Cotton Mill Society. Although the adjacent No 5 was a later addition (circa 1935), it forms a credible end-of-terrace block and adds to the overall appeal of the street. Sympathetically restored, Nos 1-4 form an interesting example of Rothesay?s early 19th century working class housing, whilst No 5 is a good example of earlier 20th century imitation.

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 IDs Q77770093 Q77770096 Q77770099 Q77770103 Q77770108

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas