National Bank Of Scotland, 22, 24 St Enoch Square, Glasgow

A N Paterson, begun 1906. Phyllis Archibald, sculptor.

5-storey and attic commercial building with ground floor

banking hall (remodelled by Watson and Salmond 1936-37)

and offices on upper floors. Beaux Arts classical. 5 bays

arranged 1-3-1. Steel framed, white ashlar faced; glazed

brick rear elevation with metal framed windows in shallow

canted bays. Central bays: main bank entrance in centre,

architrave enclosing simple decoration, headed with

sculpted escutcheon; corbelled fanlight; bronze doors

with relief frieze above "IN PATRIAM FIDELIS", flanking

metal framed windows. Central bays above ground floor

cill band, plain 12-pane sash and case windows in

architraves to 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, elliptically

headed with keyblocks at 3rd, sculpted panels between

bays supporting simple cornice; 4th floor plain windows

with 9-pane glazing; consoled cornice coupled in central

bays; dentil band; mutule cornice; attic with central

open pedimented, round headed window with sculpted

tympanum flanked by keyblocked windows, panelled piers

between bays; raised parapet.

OUTER BAYS: symmetrical, with entrance to upper floors

to S at No 24, carved timber, recessed, arched doorpiece.

One-third height architraves; figure sculptures above

ground floor representing Prudence, Adventure, Commerce

and Security flanking small keyblocked lights; outer

pilaster strips rising to 3rd floor; plain narrow windows

with 8-pane glazing to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors in

projecting aedicules with open pediments and sculpted

tympana at 3rd floor. 4th floor windows with richly

sculpted surrounds; balustraded balconies in front of

elliptically headed dormers. Corniced end stacks.

BANK INTERIOR GROUND FLOOR: marble-lined, pilastered and

square pillared banking hall, carved timber counter,

fittings, and some original furniture.