National Bank Of Scotland, 177 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

The National Bank of Scotland, located at 177 Portobello High Street in Portobello, Edinburgh, is a building designed by T P Marwick in 1904, with later alterations. This three-storey, four-bay rectangular-plan building is constructed in the Renaissance palazzo style and is part of a terrace. It features polished ashlar stonework, with rustication at the ground level and a red polished granite base course. The upper storey of the northwest elevation is made of squared and snecked sandstone with polished ashlar.

The building has a tall base course and a band course between the ground and first floors. It is topped with a dentilled and consoled cornice, which includes a balustrade for each bay and panelled pedestals in between. The first and second floors have architraved single windows.

On the northeast elevation facing Portobello High Street, there are windows in each bay and on each floor. The ground level features round-arched openings, with panelled doors in the outer bays framed by architraved and pedimented doorpieces. There is a cartouche on the outer right displaying the carved initials "N B S" for the National Bank of Scotland. The center bays have modern border-glazed windows, which are now partially obscured by cash machines. The first floor has corniced windows, and there are cartouches on the outer left and right at the second floor.

The southwest elevation is not visible as of 1994. The building includes plate glass timber sash and case windows, a piended and platformed roof, and corniced wallhead stacks on the northwest elevation.

Inside, the principal banking room features decorative plasterwork with classical motifs, and the chimneypiece also displays classical designs.