Location
Royal Bank of Scotland, 40 High Street
Banff
Banff, Banffshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 688 640
Date
1937
Description
Corbels with deeply carved thistle decorations left entrance to legal offices as described below.
James McCallum, 1937. Scottish 17th century details. Asymmetrical 2-storey, 5-bay bank with return 3-bay gable to Strait Path. Varied materials; deep black polished granite basecourse below tooled ashlar sandstone 1st floor with some coursed rubble; elsewhere harled with generous use of tooled and polished ashlar dressings. Slightly advanced outer bays, at right with main bank entrance, at left with doorway to legal offices above bank. Moulded doorpieces to both entrances with carved crest of National Commercial Bank above main bank entrance, which has flanking side lights.
Related Information
The National Commercial Bank (now Royal Bank), 1937 by James McCallum, Architect and Master of works, Commercial Bank of Scotland. The legal offices accommodated in 1st floor constructed for Alex Brodie, then agent for Commercial Bank and Town Clerk, and his son and partner, E A Brodie. Built on site of 17th century house of Thomas Ogilvy, later the town house of Baird of Auchmedden. According to LBR the photographers shop is also No.40.
Era
1900s
Information Source
Listed building records
Related Artefacts
Categories
Iconography
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Creator
- James McCallum, Architect
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
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