General view of Glenburn Hotel, Glenburn Road, Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Description General view of Glenburn Hotel, Glenburn Road, Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Date 9/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 102383

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Craigmore developed as a destination for the wealthier residents and visitors to Rothesay during the 19th century. It consists of detached and semi-detached villas set in medium to large-sized plots along the shoreline. Its development was restricted by Common Hill rising steeply behind. Originally built in 1843 to designs by Glasgow father and son architects David (1768-1843) and James Hamilton (1818-61), the Glenburn Hydropathic (now Glenburn Hotel) was rebuilt in 1892-4 to designs by John McLean Crawford (1854-1950) following a fire substantially demolished the original structure. One of the most prominent buildings on the Rothesay townscape when approaching on the ferry, the symmetrical Classical structure is four-storeyed with two advanced two-bayed wings above an arcaded loggia reached via a long flight of steps from Mount Stuart Road. On either side of the loggia are decorative cast-iron arched verandahs. The Glenburn Hydropathic was built for the wealthier visitors from Glasgow, and offered a wide range of therapeutic treatments. inside it was opulently decorated with marble floors, Persian carpets and housed Turkish baths and various 'smoking rooms'. Major modernisation took place in 1938 by architect Alexander Graham Glen (b.1891) and the hotel is now used mainly for coach tour parties.

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