Description

John Orkney, dated 1875. Near-symmetrical 2-storey with attic, 7-bay Alexander Thomson style triple villa forming centre of symmetrical terrace; converted for hotel use. Grouped 1-1-3-1-1; advanced at centre, outer left and right; gabled outer bays. Coursed sandstone ashlar; polished sandstone dressings. Raised base course; architraved string course; sandstone corbels beneath decorative balustrades surmounting central entrances and canted bay to outer left; overhanging timber eaves. Predominantly square-headed windows (round-arched windows at ground to outer left and right); pilaster mullions; raised surrounds at 1st floor; large dormer at centre. Random rubble sandstone at sides and rear.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement window centred at ground; 4-light canted window aligned at 1st floor; 3-light canted dormer above. 2-leaf timber panelled doors set in round-arched surrounds in bays flanking centre; plate-glass fanlights; balustraded parapets surmounting doorpieces; single windows at 1st floor; single attic windows above. 4-light glazing rows at ground in penultimate bays to outer left and right; bipartite windows aligned at 1st floor; bipartite dormers above (gabled to left). 4-light canted windows at ground in advanced, gabled bays to outer left and right; 4-light canted window at 1st floor in bay to outer right; canted attic window beneath apex; flush tripartite window at 1st floor in bay to outer left; round-arched attic window beneath apex.

2-pane timber sash and case windows; some replacement glazing centred at ground. Grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Coped ridge and wallhead stacks; predominantly decorative circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low coped random rubble wall to Mount Stuart Road; round-arched architraved datestone inscribed "Elysium 1875 JO" (John Orkney) at centre. Square-plan, panelled sandstone piers; square caps surmounting 4 corniced, round-arched pediments.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 33 & 34, 35 & 36, 41 & 42 and 43 & 44 Mount Stuart Road, Elysium Terrace (see separate list entries). One of 5 double villas designed to form a symmetrical terrace to be viewed as a complete entity. This emphasis on sea-front symmetry bears strong affinity with other developments along Mount Stuart Road - the earlier Nos 19-27, Wimbleton and the later Royal Terrace, 1877, and Albany Terrace, 1882 (see separate list entries). Elysium Terrace has retained significant architectural interest despite the addition of dormers and extensive loss of bargeboard detailing. Note the overall symmetry, decorative circular cans, sash and case windows, sandstone pilaster mullions and unusual gatepiers. Lawson cites John Orkney as having been behind this development (note the inscription on the date stone) - he was also responsible for Nos 19-27 Mount Stuart Road, Wimbleton and Nos 27 & 28 Craigmore Road (see separate list entry).

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 Q17775651

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