Northern Block, Royal Bank Of Scotland, 153 High Street, Dumfries is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 August 1987. Bank.

Northern Block, Royal Bank Of Scotland, 153 High Street, Dumfries

WRENN ID
ragged-flint-sorrel
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
21 August 1987
Type
Bank
OS grid reference
NX 971 761
Coordinates
55.06918, -3.61151
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Northern Block of the Royal Bank of Scotland, located at 153 High Street in Dumfries, was built around 1860 and features an Italianate architectural style. This three-storey building has four bays and is characterized by pilasters. The ground floor has been modernized and continues into a modern extension on the left side. The exterior is constructed of red ashlar stone. The first-floor windows are adorned with consoled hoods, while the second-floor windows have recessed pilastered jambs, though they feature modern glazing. There are horizontal strings at each cill level, a bracketted main cornice, and end stacks. The roof is covered with slate.

Local climate

Northern Block, Royal Bank Of Scotland, 153 High 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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