General view from SW showing block of 1950s local authority housing at 1-8 Bannatyne Mains Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Description General view from SW showing block of 1950s local authority housing at 1-8 Bannatyne Mains Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Date 22/5/2012

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

Catalogue Number DP 136803

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Originally known as Kamesburgh, Port Bannatyne grew up as a fishing village to the north-west of the main town of Rothesay. However, during the 19th century, when Rothesay's popularity as a tourist destination and a pleasant place to live by the seaside was at its peak, the town stretched out to join up the coastal strip between Port Bannatyne in the north-west and Ascog in the south-east. During the mid-20th century, a series of small-scale local authority housing developments were built around Rothesay, during a period when upgrading living accommodation was going through a boom. These two blocks of flats at 1-8 Bannatyne Mains Road are unusually positioned with their front elevation facing inland. Each block of four flats has a central entrance within a plain canopied porch, though the entrance doors have interesting, typical 1950s glazing patterns. Both blocks have been refurbished, with new harling applied and modern double glazing replacing the original windows which were probably iron-framed.

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