Description

William Scott, 1863. 4-storey, 11-bay to Reform Street, 4-bay to Meadowside and segmental angle bay, classically-detailed bank. Sandstone ashlar, concealed slate roof. Base course, paired-pilastered and balustraded ground floor (plain parapet to Meadowside and angle), cill band to 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor, main cornice and corniced blocking course to 3rd floor; aproned windows to ground floor, architraved to 1st and 2nd floors, consoled and pedimented to 1st floor at Reform Street and angle, corniced to Meadowside, border-glazed windows to

ground floor, 4-pane timber sash and case glazing to upper floors; corniced axial stacks.

REFORM STREET ELEVATION: fluted Ionic-columned distyle in antis doorpiece to centre bay, 4 windows to left and right, 9 windows to each upper floor, door to angle at left with consoled lintel and checked and pilastered doorcase, window to each upper floor.

MEADOWSIDE ELEVATION: 3 windows grouped to centre, window to right, door to left with moulded doorcase and consoled lintel, 4 windows to each upper floor.

INTERIOR: not seen.

Statement of Interest

Built as the National Bank, later Royal Bank of Scotland.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17809478

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)