National Westminster Bank, 78-80 George Street, Edinburgh

J J Burnet, 1903-7; altered circa 1936; restored by Ian Burke Associates, 1972. 6-storey, 5-bay Edwardian Baroque office (formerly department store). Polished cream sandstone with granite bands. Central 3 bays with flat proscenium arch framing 2-storey recessed portico, with pair of columns and fascia to ground floor (all fibreglass mimicking the original marble and bronze); with multi-pane glazing above flanked by similarly framed single storey entrances (that to right containing banking machines). Bipartite windows at 2nd floor with aedicules to outer bays. Giant order Ionic columns to 3rd and 4th floors, with through glazed windows. 5th floor eaves gallery supported by caryatids with domed end pavilions; balustrade and balconies.

Pavilion detailing repeated to return elevations.

White glazed tile 5-bay elevation to Rose Street North Lane, composed of glass curtains between tile piers.

Variety of timber and metal glazing. Corniced ashlar stacks.

INTERIOR: rebuilt as modern office block.