3 Clerk Street, Brechin

This building was probably originally constructed as a town house in 1829 and adapted for use as the house and office for the agent of the British Linen Bank in 1836. It was subsequently remodelled by the architectural practice Wardrop and Reid in 1878. In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: the 1930s bank extension to north and rear extensions to west.

The former bank and bank house is built in a classical style comprising a 3-bay, 3-storey block with a slightly lower wing of one bay to the south and is approximately L-plan in shape. The front of the building is constructed in coursed ashlar with polished ashlar dressings and the sides and rear are built of coursed squared rubble. It has a deep overhanging cornice at eaves level and with cornices over the windows on the upper floor, the central window has scrolled brackets. The central doorway has pilasters and a cornice and is slightly advanced from the main building line.

There is mainly 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows to the front elevation and some small pane glazing to the rear and there are grey slates to the roof. There are corniced chimneystacks with yellow clay cans.

The interior which was seen in 2016 has fine 19th century decorative plasterwork in the hall and some upper floor rooms, timber 6-panelled doors and an unusual decorative architrave to one door in an upper floor room. The rooms at the right of the hall on the ground floor (first laid out as a bedroom then as a dining room) are in separate ownership with access from number 5 Clerk Street.