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General view of Weighbridge House, Guildford Square, Rothesay, Bute, from W

DP 105726

Description General view of Weighbridge House, Guildford Square, Rothesay, Bute, from W

Date 29/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 105726

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Rothesay grew up around the 13th-century circular Castle, becoming a royal burgh in 1400/1. The town expanded north along the High Street until two major phases of land reclamation in the 18th and 19th century. This shifted the main axis of the town along the shoreline, with the creation of Montague Street (mid- to late 18th century) and Victoria Street (1839-40). Subsequent development of the town took place along the shoreline, particularly as the town’s popularity as a tourist destination grew during the 19th century. The town centre has developed in a fairly ad hoc manner, as with so many historic towns. This has continued into the 21st century with redevelopment of historic buildings such as the Court House and other smaller infill. This small rectangular, single-storeyed building is the former weigh house located on the shore side of the Inner Harbour, facing Guildford Square. Built in the mid-19th century, it contained a weighing machine to weigh goods entering and leaving the harbour area. It is built of cream-coloured glazed bricks, with peach-coloured glazed brick bands giving detail, and red sandstone sills to the shallow-arched windows on each elevation. The piended slated roof has foliate decorative cast-iron details at each end of the ridge. In front of the weigh house is a rectangular iron weighbridge inscribed 'H Pooley & Son Ltd Birmingham', which would have checked weight of vehicles going on the ferries. The building and the weighbridge fell out of use in the 20th century, and a small retail outlet was opened in the weigh house during the 1990s.

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