British Linen Bank, 1-3 Mar Street, Alloa is a Grade B listed building in the Clackmannanshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 June 1972. Former bank. 3 related planning applications.

British Linen Bank, 1-3 Mar Street, Alloa

WRENN ID
rooted-outpost-thunder
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Clackmannanshire
Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth MP: Brian Leishman (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 June 1972
Type
Former bank
Address
British Linen Bank, 1-3 Mar Street, Alloa, FK10 1HR
OS grid reference
NS 886 927
Coordinates
56.11467, -3.79217
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The British Linen Bank, located at 1-3 Mar Street in Alloa, was designed by J M Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne in 1906. This Jacobean-style building is two stories tall with an attic, constructed from red ashlar stone. The main facade faces Mill Street and features Ionic columns on the first floor, a balustrade, and a two-window shaped gable above. The building also has two gables facing Mar Street and is noted for its finely detailed design throughout.

Local climate

British Linen Bank, 1-3 Mar Street, Alloa sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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