Clydesdale Bank, 60, 62 Union Street, Aberdeen

James Matthews, 1862-3. Impressive 3-storey, 5 x 6-bay ornate Italian Renaissance bank with variety of Classical detailing, situated at prominent corner site at critical city centre junction. Granite ashlar, with some channelled rustication, coursed granite to rear. Round-arched openings to ground. Deep base course, deep modillioned cornice above 2nd storey. Lugged architraves Balustraded parapet with decorative shells and urns.

UNION STREET ELEVATION TO S: symmetrical, with 2-storey Corinthian pilasters separating central bays. Central 4-panel 2-leaf entrance door with semi-circular fanlight with carved face keystone above. Clasping angle pilasters. Blind balustraded balconies to 1st storey windows. Round-arched tripartite windows to 1st storey outer bays with pink granite Ionic columned mullions.

ST NICHOLAS STREET ELEVATION: similar simplified treatment as Union Street elevation with lower 2-storey bay to left and some pedimented 2nd storey windows.

INTERIOR: (seen 2006). Excellent internal decorative scheme to entrance hall.. Square-plan, 3-bay Corinthian columned entrance hall with oval cupola. Pink polished granite to columns. Dentilled cornice, consoled brackets to dome. Other areas partly modernised.