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Royal Bank Of Scotland, 113-115 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

A Category A Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Latitude: 55.8605 / 55°51'37"N

Longitude: -4.2544 / 4°15'15"W

OS Eastings: 258999

OS Northings: 665335

OS Grid: NS589653

Mapcode National: GBR 0LL.NX

Mapcode Global: WH3P2.MY9M

Plus Code: 9C7QVP6W+66

Entry Name: Royal Bank Of Scotland, 113-115 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

Listing Name: 113-115 (Odd Nos) Buchanan Street and 4 Gordon Street

Listing Date: 15 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 376319

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33000

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: 113–115 Buchanan Street

ID on this website: 200376319

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

A G Sydney Mitchell (Edinburgh), 1887. Free Renaissance 4-storey commercial building; 5-storey octagonal corner; with dormered dome and lantern. Later entrance and addition in Buchanan Street for bank.

Ashlar. 2 bays to Buchanan Street, 1 bay to Gordon Street set in channelled pilaster strips; arched ground floor. Single overall pediment 2nd floor; eaves gallery with red shafted colonettes; balustraded parapet. Open octagonal entrance vestibule on corner, ribbed vault, angled shafts and sculpted lunettes; wrought-iron lamp

suspended from boss; 3 double, iron-work gates with elaborate overthrows.

Statement of Interest

Originally Commercial Bank, now Royal Bank.

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