General view of 14 East Princes Street, Rothesay, Bute, from N

Description General view of 14 East Princes Street, Rothesay, Bute, from N

Date 6/3/2012

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

Catalogue Number DP 135306

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 shows a pair of adjoining four-storeyed tenements at 13-18 East Princes Street. These fairly plain tenements date from the mid-19th century, and have shops and a public house on the ground floor. Built of yellow sandstone they have fewer decorative features than the more ornate 'Glasgow-style' red sandstone tenements situated throughout Rothesay. Although they face across the bay, the windows are not as large as the typical openings in other buildings along the seafront.

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