View of Bridge Street, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Description View of Bridge Street, Rothesay, Bute, from E

Date 29/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 103617

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 is a view of the historic south side of Bridge Street, which comprises early 19th-century tenements, with some shops inserted into the ground floor. The street leads towards the hill which encloses the town centre, with the Academy and various villas and larger properties looking over the town. The north side (right) of Bridge Street originally comprised a range of tenements similar to the south side. However this was cleared in the late 20th century, and a moderately sized supermarket was built on the site, with some housing association housing around it at the far end of the street.

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