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Sterling City Heritage Trust explains that
'2 King Street was sold in 1888 by the Drummond Tract
Depot to the British Linen Company. Established in
1746 by Royal Charter to promote the manufacture of
Scottish linen, in the 1760s the company moved into
banking. It was the first bank to set up individual
branches. Renamed the British Linen Bank in 1906,
it became a subsidiary of Barclays Bank in 1919, and
in 1971 was taken over by the Bank of Scotland as
their merchant banking arm until 1999. The Bank
subsequently moved to other premises and the ground
floor became a shop with offices above.'