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Burgh Chambers, Church Street, Eyemouth

A Category B Listed Building in Eyemouth, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8718 / 55°52'18"N

Longitude: -2.0897 / 2°5'22"W

OS Eastings: 394484

OS Northings: 664291

OS Grid: NT944642

Mapcode National: GBR F0VJ.CZ

Mapcode Global: WH9XX.WP20

Plus Code: 9C7VVWC6+P4

Entry Name: Burgh Chambers, Church Street, Eyemouth

Listing Name: Church Street Burgh Chambers

Listing Date: 23 October 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372333

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31130

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200372333

Location: Eyemouth

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Eyemouth

Electoral Ward: East Berwickshire

Traditional County: Berwickshire

Tagged with: Bank building

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Description

c. 1880, Scottish Baronial, 2 storeys and attic. East front: off centre entrance gable with large multi-order round-headed door, 1st floor window over has quatrefoil balustraded balcony, gable over contains large relief of a fishing boat, triangular coped crowsteps and large finial. Similar smaller gable, canted at south angle. North angle with Renton Terrace has two-storey tower, octagonal at ground, with door to Church Street, corbelled to drum at 1st, 3 windows, moulded eaves-course conical slated roof with bands of fish-scale pattern, large gargoyle at junction with eaves of main block. Openings in main body of building are bipartite or tripartite with jerkin-headed dormers at attic. Stugged ashlar with polished dressings slated roofs.

Statement of Interest

Formerly Commercial Bank of Scotland.

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