Bank Of Scotland, 39-41 Vicar Street, Falkirk is a Grade B listed building in the Falkirk local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 October 1972. Bank. 5 related planning applications.

Bank Of Scotland, 39-41 Vicar Street, Falkirk

WRENN ID
sacred-gateway-ash
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Falkirk
Constituency
Falkirk MP: Euan Stainbank (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 October 1972
Type
Bank
Address
Bank Of Scotland, 39-41 Vicar Street, Falkirk, FK1 1LL
OS grid reference
NS 888 801
Coordinates
56.00106, -3.78407
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Bank of Scotland, located at 39-41 Vicar Street in Falkirk, was designed by Sir George Washington Browne in 1899 and showcases an Early Renaissance style. The building features an asymmetrical design with a three-storey section on the left that has a pedimented gable. The ground floor is adorned with Doric pilasters, while the upper levels display superimposed Ionic orders. A Doric columned doorpiece is a notable feature, and the right-hand section is plain with three windows. The exterior is finished in red ashlar and has a slated roof.

Local climate

Bank Of Scotland, 39-41 Vicar Street, Falkirk 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 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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