Description

Alexander Marshall Mackenzie (for Matthews and Mackenzie Architects) 1883. 3-storey, 4-bay Classical bank occupying prominent corner site. Grey granite ashlar with finely tooled dressings. Base course with channelled rustication; moulded cill courses at ground and 1st floors; prominent moulded cornice; further cornice to garreted 3rd storey above. Advanced corner bay with broad, round-arch doorway to W with giant clasping Ionic columns rising to 2nd storey; cast-iron grill with coat of arms and thistle motif set within arch; stone mullioned bipartite openings above. Channelled pilasters of equal height flank advanced corner bay to S and terminate bays at W and S elevations. Ionic columns flank recessed ground floor openings to W and to S corner bay. Further, recessed timber doorway to far right bay.

Plate glass glazing to timber sash and case windows; glazing bars to upper third at ground floor. Grey slate; shallow pitched roof with corniced ashlar stacks; octagonal clay cans.

Statement of Interest

This substantial Classical building was designed in 1883 by renowned Aberdeen architect, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie for the 'North of Scotland Bank'. It makes use of strong vertical and horizontal elements to anchor it to its prominent corner site and provides a significant contribution to George Street's lengthy run of commercial and residential property. The fine stonework and assured handling of the Classical style mark this building out as one of particular quality. The majority of Marshall Mackenzies Aberdeen buildings are situated within a fairly compact area towards the N of city centre, with each constructed in a very different style.

No 230 George Street is currently unoccupied (2006).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17779738

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)