Royal Bank Of Scotland, 17-19 Bank Street, Dumfries is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 March 1981. Bank. 2 related planning applications.

Royal Bank Of Scotland, 17-19 Bank Street, Dumfries

WRENN ID
peeling-courtyard-harvest
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
6 March 1981
Type
Bank
Address
Royal Bank Of Scotland, 17-19 Bank Street, Dumfries, DG1 2NX
OS grid reference
NX 971 760
Coordinates
55.068, -3.61206
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Royal Bank of Scotland, located at 17-19 Bank Street in Dumfries, is an Italianate bank building designed by Peddie & Kinnear in 1856. It stands three storeys tall and features five bays. The exterior is made of polished red ashlar, accented by architraves and rusticated quoins. The ground floor has been refaced with granite during the inter-war period.

The building has a symmetrical design, with the first floor showcasing corniced round-arched windows that include sculptured spandrels. The second floor features shouldered windows with a deep cill band, and all windows are sash types with a four-pane glazing pattern. A decorative frieze and a prominent modillion cornice add to the architectural detail. The roof is covered with slate.

Local climate

Royal Bank Of Scotland, 17-19 Bank Street, Dumfries sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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