Bute Businesses past and present Photo Gallery by Zak at pbase.com

Bute Businesses past and present

The Dressing Room	Brandish Bute	Kettledrum Cafe	Howards Way Guest House	The Original Factory Shop
Bute Backpackers Hostel	Argyll Arms / The Gluepot	The Pokey Hat	W & J Duncan	The Commodore Guest House
Heaven Scent	Maison Gina	The Islander	Bay Cafe	Hydro Shop
Miller Stewart Estate Agents	The Bike Shed	William Hill	Ina's Kitchen
Flicks	Bute Pet Supplies	West Coast Motors Bus Depot	Indulgence	Caroline's Hair Salon
Careers Scotland	Shonar Gaon	Bute Crafts	Kingarth Hotel & Smiddy Bar	Jessmay's
Knox's Menswear	Mac's Bar	Lloyds TSB	Superdrug	Babes
Bute Tools	Cancer Research	Spar	Golfers Bar	Butterflies
Barbara's	Action Research	Salon Francesa	Knox's	Bute Property
MacQueen and Sons Butchers	Revive Rothesay	Sandwich Bar	Buckeridge	Sea Dragon
Co-op	Altered Images	Rothesay Post Office	Optician	The Grapevine
Brechin's	Boarded Up Shop	Cannon House Hotel	Electric Bakery - Coffee Shop	Electric Bakery
The Buteman	Print Point	Rothesay Property Services Ltd	Card and Gift Shop	John Murray
Gents Hairdresser	Premier Homecare	The Boat House B&B	Boarded Up Gift Shop	Isle of Bute Jewellery
Isle of Bute Jewellery	The Taverna	Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies	Missing Label	Carpet Warehouse
Old Bute Tools Shop	The Galatea	La Scala	Bute Meats	Nadia's
The Vault	Mackinnon	Building Society	Jade Garden	Anchor Tavern
empty red shop	empty blue shop	A. Robertson Travel	A. Robertson & Son	India Pavilion
empty shop	Three in One	Advice Centre	'Good Things'	Bute Vets
Fantastic	empty shop	Zavaroni's	Furniture shop	Maves (1)
Maves (2)	Brief Encounters	Palace Bar	Bute Bathrooms	Blethers
The Boat	Butes Italy	Soap Box	Lloyds Pharmacy (1)	Lloyds Pharmacy (2)
Lloyds Pharmacy (3)	Victorian Shop	boarded up shop	Grahams	T.F Glen and Son
InterSport	The Royal Bank	Ladbrokes	Halifax	Baby Bute
D.C Murray & Co	Alamein House	Skeltons	Musicker	Macbeths
Ewing & Co	Cycle Hire	Tartan Shop	The Lighthouse	An Cala
Grandma's Attic	Glens	Aulds	Woolworths	James McIntyre
Electric Bakery	The Grapes	Muriel's	Sophisticats	J. S. Slaven
Just Menswear	Country Living	Ritchies	Flowers by Janine	Semi-Chem
Stoneys	West End Chippy	Islander Bar	Criterion	Robertson Travel
Post Office		TOFFOLETTI Newsagent	High Street Newsagent	Palmyra Guesthouse
Sunnyside Guesthouse	The Moorings	Glenburn Hotel	Struan Bar	Bayview Hotel
Ardyne Hotel	Invercraig Hotel	Oriental Fish & Chicken Bar	Buckeridge Installations	Ritz
General Store	Post Office	Port Inn	Ardbeg Lodge	Health Centre
Suncenter	Hair Salon	One 2 One	Michael Swift	Barber Shop
The Dairy	Bute Pets	Fraser Gilles	Coffee Stop	Brandane lounge/Bar
Clydesdale Bank	Castle Gallery	Hannay Fraser	McKirdy & McMillian	Victoria Wine

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Guest		23-Feb-2017 19:54
No Oxfam or maison Gina's...

Hamish		16-May-2011 15:35
Nice site, reflecting the reality that Rothesay still has a wealth of "wee shops". What other town of 7000 has TWO fishmongers ?

Guest		19-Jan-2011 07:45
Just great to look at Rothesay again, what a good little site, regards to all from Phil Mainka in Dubai. philip.mainka@alsa.ae

archie mcateer		20-Nov-2010 02:49
At last Rothesay is getting back to its old self again with people saying "WERE GOING DOON THE WATTER "this year for THE FAIR FORTNIGHT.

DIANE		15-Nov-2010 23:21
DIANE'S HAIR & BODY SALON

Guest		12-Aug-2010 15:21
Bute is totally brilliant !!! Cheryl McLennan one of Bute's finest produces now living in Sydney Australia - get in touch with one of your old flatmates Billy Anderson anderson52glen@aol.com

Guest		19-May-2010 16:30
I live on bute and there are three Zavaroni's: 2 cafes and a fish and chips. there is a pound shop next to the bike shed, a cafe at ettrick bay and a vets near the three in one.

ali		26-May-2009 14:17
counted at least 25 shops/businesses that have changed or gone since site started.

mandy		11-Feb-2009 01:09
my mum owned the BUTE ARMS HOTEL....anyone any pictures.....its gone now but i had a great time there...Mandy

Robin Patrick		24-Jan-2009 15:11
Have you forgotten about The Argyll Arms [The Gluepot] ?

Richard		08-Nov-2008 02:31
Hi Browsing from Perth, Western Australia. One of my ancestors was born at 4 Albert Place in 1877, when I think it was a hotel. Do you have a pic of that building? Richard

Guest		08-Nov-2008 02:28
Hi browsing from Perth Western Australia - would love a pic of 4-6 Albert Place - I'm guessing it's just to the east of Tartan Shop - but which shop is now there? It used to be a hotel (I think) coz one of my ancestors was born there in 1877. Richard

70 yr old native		06-Nov-2008 20:13
rothesay appears very rundown but has a beautiful situation try to get a grant to bring back the aura of yesteryear sorry not any really original ideas

Guest		21-Jun-2008 18:26
the post office n the cafe with the big cone outside (Zavaroni) ?? not there

Rhiannon		15-Jun-2008 06:47
i think you had alot of bakerys but i thinnk you should get buttons that says bakerys in Brechin, bakerys in Arbroath something like that

alan		22-Mar-2008 23:12
The snap of the Glenburn doesn't do it justice,however i love the gallery well done matey, how about a pic of Eastlands farm cottage on the top of serpentine road?Alan

Guest		15-Oct-2007 14:45
wheres the bay cafe, it has the best ice cream ive ever tasted

Ashtonian		05-Jun-2007 21:36
This is a great gallery

Liz		11-May-2007 08:13
Great photos, Zak! How about one showing a whole street of shops?

Guest		28-Mar-2007 23:40
Your list is growing Zak...a lot more shops than there used to be...I went to school with Jimmy McIntyre too...small world...

Guest		19-Feb-2007 15:47
I see a few of the oldies still are there...is McIntyres thebutchers son running that shop now I wonder....I went to school with Jimmy McIntyre.... If all the businesses in Rothesay got together and some of them celaned up and painted their store fronts...be very "quaint".... Good pics Zak...you spent a lot of time on them...

John McGuigan		15-Jan-2007 00:05
Hey Zak, Just a wee comment for one that you've maybe forgot, West Coast Mototrs!! Cheers for the gr8 pics!

Scotnemesis		13-Jan-2007 15:10
Many thanks. Had already booked accommodation although we haven't been to Rothesay. Now we know the building to look out for when we arrive!! Great site.

JW		17-Jun-2006 18:34
Great idea - super pics

Johnny JAG		13-May-2006 19:12
Where's the Bute-icians?

john		03-May-2006 22:10
nice pics an cala is la scala now so you ll ave to get the camera out again ha ha

Guest		11-Jan-2006 12:52
what an excellent idea!

BSPN KennyMac		27-Nov-2005 18:44
excellent subject and entertaining gallery

SRW		19-Oct-2005 16:03
Fantastic idea for a gallery... -- and well executed! Therefore, worth a vote!

Guest		20-Aug-2005 03:17
Great pics Zak...there seems to be a lot of shops in Rothesay now..I don't recognise many of them..apart from Woolies and McIntyres butchers...

northstar37		29-May-2005 21:54
these are great!

Robin Reid		29-May-2005 19:01
Hope you get paid for all this.

Guest		26-May-2005 22:22
aren't you forgetting the Exotic Massage parlour? ;)

laine82		26-May-2005 20:30
They should pay you for the advertising exposure. The Glenburn looks a good place to stay.

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