General view of 25 and 27 Argyle Street, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Description General view of 25 and 27 Argyle Street, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Date 28/6/2011

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 101624

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Rothesay continued to expand along the shoreline during the 19th and early 20th century. Restricted by the rocky hill and Skeoch Wood to the north/north-west, this area takes a linear form running along the shoreline, with only the main road and the Bathing Place occupying the the narrowest strip of flat land. Rothesay was still a popular tourist destination well into the 20th century, as seen by the continuing expansion during the early 1900s. The main road from the town centre follows the shoreline along Argyle Street, which leads on to the outer reaches of Ardbeg and Port Bannatyne. This shows a group of four-storeyed tenements of varying styles and dates at 25 and 27 Argyle Street and St John's Place (right). Dating from the late 19th century, 27 Argyle Street is typical of the period. It is five-bayed with full-height canted bay windows in the outer bays, a central communal entrance and an intricate decorative wrought-iron balustrade at roof level. The adjoining tenement at 25 Argyle Street, although still four-storeyed, is slightly lower, and much plainer. It appears to have been altered to create an interesting projecting box-bay entrance, which is two-storeyed at the outer bays, and single-storeyed in the central entrance. The late 20th century tenement on the right at St John's Place is very plain, but has full-height canted bay windows in the outer bays. This tenement was built on the site of the former St John's New Parish Church, which was built here in 1879, though fell out of use until it was finally demolished during the late 1970s.

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