Royal Bank Of Scotland, 6, 8 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 February 1993. Bank. 1 related planning application.
Royal Bank Of Scotland, 6, 8 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- graven-groin-reed
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1993
- Type
- Bank
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Thomas Purves Marwick, 1899. 2-storey 3-bay Italian Renaissance bank and manager's flat with basement and canted entrance bay. Red polished ashlar. Side elevation squared and snecked rubble, ashlar margins.
S (GORGIE ROAD) ELEVATION: 2-storey 3-bay elevation with 4th entrance bay in chamfered angle to right. Principal openings architraved with scrolled keystones; 1st floor windows rectangular. Dividing cornice, moulded cill course to 1st floor and eaves entablature with ashlar parapet. Ionic columned doorcase to angle bay with round-headed architraved blind fanlight, scrolled consoles and cornice; 2-leaf panelled door. Window above. Ground floor windows arcaded with Tuscan columns. Square-headed half-basement openings with chamfered arrises now blocked. Each floor flanked by panelled pilasters, banded at ground.
E ELEVATION (TO ALLEY): 3-storey 4-bay and stair-tower. 2 S windows at 2nd storey (to office) roundheaded, others rectangular. 4th bay curved with bowed windows, abutted by D-plan stair tower with entrance at ground and 2 windows to N.
Timber sash and case plate windows, flat roof.
INTERIOR: banking hall and offices refitted. Flat above still with some decorative plasterwork.
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