General view of 81-133 High Street, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Description General view of 81-133 High Street, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Date 21/5/2012

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

Catalogue Number DP 139599

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content The historic burgh of Rothesay developed along the High Street leading inland from the harbour area. However, the importance of the High Street diminished with the change in axis for development along Montague Street and Victoria Street parallel to the shore during the boom period of the 19th century. Consequently, development along the High Street during the 19th century was limited, and many of the original buildings were demolished in the mid-20th century to make way for large scale local authority housing developments. This redevelopment of sites along the High Street saw many of the 19th-century tenements and other buildings on the east side of the street demolished in the 1960s to make way for large blocks of local authority flats. These two-, three- and four-storeyed blocks are typical of their time, being beige-harled, with small windows. The varying height and setback of the blocks, and the curved stone walls on the corner (left) and elsewhere within the development adds some interest to an otherwise fairly plain development. The mid-20th century saw widescale demolition and rebuilding of housing within town centres. In particular, the tenements of the 19th century were seen as being unfit for modern-day living, and were torn down to be replaced by modern blocks of flats with all mod-cons.

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