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Royal Bank Of Scotland, 1 Bridge Street, Wick

A Category B Listed Building in Wick, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.4418 / 58°26'30"N

Longitude: -3.0933 / 3°5'35"W

OS Eastings: 336271

OS Northings: 950903

OS Grid: ND362509

Mapcode National: GBR L6QD.XB8

Mapcode Global: WH6DN.G26S

Plus Code: 9CCRCWR4+PM

Entry Name: Royal Bank Of Scotland, 1 Bridge Street, Wick

Listing Name: Bridge Street, Royal Bank of Scotland

Listing Date: 13 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388811

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42298

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388811

Location: Wick

County: Highland

Town: Wick

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Circa 1830. Classical, 3 storey 3-bay freestanding banking house with additional ground floor bay to south over basement, facing river frontage. Ashlar to Bridge Street and to river; remaining elevations rubble. Bridge Street frontage; rusticated quoins and outer pilasters; advanced ground floor centre bay forming base for outer pair of piers and Ionic columns framing central window and supporting entablature which extends across full frontage. Architraved window to front, with cornices to 1st floor; dentilled cornice with blocking course over 2nd floor; corniced end stacks. Projecting 3 bay river frontage to south with 4 urns to parapet; later centre canted bay window to 1st floor. Piended slate roof.

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