View from NW showing 33 and 34 Mount Stuart Road (Elysium Terrace), Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute

Description View from NW showing 33 and 34 Mount Stuart Road (Elysium Terrace), Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute

Date 23/5/2012

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

Catalogue Number DP 139609

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Craigmore developed as a destination for the wealthier residents and visitors to Rothesay during the 19th century. It consists of detached and semi-detached villas set in medium to large-sized plots along the shoreline. Its development was restricted by Common Hill rising steeply behind. The group of five double villas at 33-44 Mount Stuart Road form John Orkney's Elysium Terrace dating from 1875. This shows 34 (left) and 33 (right), which display features reminiscent of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, a very common feature in Craigmore. In particular, they display deep eaves to the shallow-pitched gabled outer wings, as well as decorative timber bargeboards to 33. Both have large canted bay windows at ground-floor in the outer bays, with the central ground floor projecting slightly between the bays. The large windows on the front elevation take full advantage of the view and maximise the light into the buildings. Mount Stuart Road consists of four sets of similar double-villa terraces: Wimbleton, Royal Terrace, Albany Terrace and Elysium Terrace. These terraces were built by prominent local architects John Orkney (1828-1909) and John Duncan (1835-1912), both of whom carried out a large number of developments elsewhere in Rothesay.

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