Royal Bank of Scotland is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Bank. 7 related planning applications.
Royal Bank of Scotland
- WRENN ID
- last-ashlar-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1972
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- Royal Bank of Scotland, 60, 61, 62 and 62a, Lombard Street Ec3, City and County of the City of London, EC3V 9EA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 328 810
- Coordinates
- 51.5125, -0.08648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Bank of Scotland is an early 20th-century corner building featuring three and four storeys, topped with a double, slated mansard roof. The exterior is composed of polished pink and grey granite, with the upper section made of Portland stone. The entrance is located at the canted corner, and the ground floor is supported by a row of engaged Doric columns, while the first floor features Ionic columns. The building has arched windows and a plain top storey with a parapet that is raised and ornamented at the eastern end.
Local climate
Royal Bank of Scotland sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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