General view of Orcadia, 27 and 28 Craigmore Road, Montford, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Description General view of Orcadia, 27 and 28 Craigmore Road, Montford, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Date 9/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 102408

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content As Rothesay's popularity grew during the 19th century, the town expanded along the shore northwards to the fishing village of Port Bannatyne, and southwards to the dispersed hamlet of Ascog. The tiny area known as Montford developed on the northern edge of Ascog on a narrow strip of land between the shore and the steeply rising Common Hill inland. This pair of semi-detached houses, dated 1860, were designed by local architect John Orkney (1928/9-1909), who also designed Wimbleton and Elysium Terrace on Mount Stuart Road in Craigmore. They demonstrate several features which copy the style of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, which is common in the adjacent Craigmore area of Rothesay. Features include the shallow pitched gabled outer bays, the curved five-light bay windows on the ground floors and the use of decorative cast-iron for the first-floor balconettes. The timber sash and case windows in the bay windows and those on the first floor are all round-arched.

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