General view from NW showing 1960s housing association flats at 8-15 Shore Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Description General view from NW showing 1960s housing association flats at 8-15 Shore 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 137253

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. This block of flats at 8-15 Shore Road, built for William Woodhouse Strain Housing Association (now Fyne Homes), was erected in the 1960s on the site of an early 19th century (pre-1863 First Edition OS map) Roman Catholic Chapel. Set back from the shoreline and main road, it comprises two adjoining blocks of four flats . Although very plain in style, the original glazed entrance doors remain within the red brick entrance porch. There is very little modern infilling within the Port Bannatyne Expansion Area of Townscape Character. This is mainly because the area is a fairly narrow strip between the coast and the slopes of Kames Hill behind. Much of the area was developed by the 19th century leaving little room for further expansion in the 20th century, apart from re-using existing plots such as this.

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