Royal Bank Of Scotland, 131-133 King Street, Castle Douglas

The Royal Bank of Scotland, located at 131-133 King Street in Castle Douglas, was built in 1884 as the Commercial Bank of Scotland. This three-storey building features a central gable with a datestone marked 1884 and has an asymmetrical four-bay design, including a two-storey bay on the eastern flank.

The structure is constructed from rock-faced granite with broached quoins and has flat skew stones and skewputts, topped by a steeply pitched slate roof. The corniced end stacks have tall square cans, while the flanks and rear are made of granite monoliths with rubble.

On the ground floor, there are two depressed arch doors and one window, which was formerly a door. The remaining windows are square-headed, with one round-arched window above the central door. The windows consist of single light or tripartite sash and case designs with a plate-glass two-pane glazing pattern, some featuring lower sashes with a two-pane design on the first floor. The roofline is adorned with three asymmetrical gables, with the eastern gable displaying a figure of St Andrew in a mandorla.