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Royal Insurance Company, 210 Union Street, 208, Aberdeen

A Category B Listed Building in Aberdeen, Aberdeen

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.1448 / 57°8'41"N

Longitude: -2.1059 / 2°6'21"W

OS Eastings: 393689

OS Northings: 805993

OS Grid: NJ936059

Mapcode National: GBR SBC.BV

Mapcode Global: WH9QQ.MPD3

Plus Code: 9C9V4VVV+WJ

Entry Name: Royal Insurance Company, 210 Union Street, 208, Aberdeen

Listing Name: 208-210 Union Street

Listing Date: 4 November 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 355511

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB20565

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200355511

Location: Aberdeen

County: Aberdeen

Town: Aberdeen

Electoral Ward: Midstocket/Rosemount

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Late 19th century, 3 storey corner building with canted angle
bay, 2 bays to Union Street and return to Huntly Street.
Renaissance detail. Banded granite to ground floor, polished
above. Arched, cavetto moulded and keystoned ground floor
opening, 1 flat-headed door. Cornice over ground floor. Giant
Ionic engaged columns frame angle and flanking bays,
pedimented windows, pilasters flank the outer bays, remaining
windows keystoned.
Entablature above, scrolled brackets support octagonal cupola
with Ionic order framing arched openings, supporting stone
dome and finial.

Statement of Interest

B Group 208-232 Union Street

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