Bank, 52, 54 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries

This building, located at 52 and 54 Buccleuch Street in Dumfries, is a large Italianate bank designed by probably James Thomson of Glasgow in 1892. It features three storeys over a basement and has a symmetrical five-bay main elevation facing Buccleuch Street. The central bay is advanced and taller, showcasing a granite-columned and balustraded porch. The windows above this porch are canted on the first floor and recessed on the second floor, flanked by columns. An attic stage is situated above the main cornice.

On the Irish Street side, there are four bays, with the left bay advanced and featuring a canted window. The building is constructed of red ashlar stone, with rustication at the ground level and vermiculated dressings along with console keystones above the round-arched windows. The windows on the upper floors are architraved and have consoled cornices on the first floor. There are strings, bands, and cill courses between the floors, along with a frieze decorated with rosettes and a cornice. The roof is concealed by a balustraded parapet and is set behind a good cast-iron balustrade with red ashlar piers.

Inside, the banking hall features a suspended ceiling that has been modernized, encasing the upper parts of the columns.