Royal Bank of Scotland is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Bank. 12 related planning applications.
Royal Bank of Scotland
- WRENN ID
- fallow-tin-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1994
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- Royal Bank of Scotland, 8, the Strand, TQ1 2DE
- OS grid reference
- SX 918 635
- Coordinates
- 50.46166, -3.52447
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Bank of Scotland is a bank building constructed in 1893 by C R Grittle, who was the chief architect at the National Provincial Bank. It features red brick laid in stretcher bond with sandstone dressings on a grey limestone plinth, and the roof is concealed behind a parapet. The building is designed in the 17th century Artisan Mannerist style.
The structure has three storeys and a symmetrical five-bay front. The ground floor showcases channelled rustication and rusticated quoins. The three central bays above the ground floor are flanked by rusticated pilasters with Ionic capitals, which support an entablature featuring a modillion frieze and a pediment. An oculus with a carved wreath is present in the gable. On the ground floor, there are three round-headed windows in the centre, flanked by a segmental-headed window on the left and a segmental-headed doorway with a fanlight on the right. The first-floor windows are adorned with moulded, eared architraves, segmental heads, and triple keystones, and they are fitted with 18-pane timber sashes. The second-floor windows have moulded architraves with sill blocks, and the outer windows feature cornices above sunk panels.
Inside, the banking hall retains some original features, while the upper floors have not been inspected but may also contain interesting elements.
Local climate
Royal Bank of Scotland receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 2019
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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