Commercial Bank Of Scotland, 480 Gallowgate, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 March 1993. Bank.

Commercial Bank Of Scotland, 480 Gallowgate, Glasgow

WRENN ID
scattered-newel-sorrel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 March 1993
Type
Bank
OS grid reference
NS 605 647
Coordinates
55.85562, -4.22956
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Commercial Bank of Scotland, located at 480 Gallowgate in Glasgow, was designed by James McCallum, Master of Works for the bank, in 1936. This single-storey corner building features art deco ornamentation, with an entrance tower positioned at the corner angle, displaying the bank's crest above the door. A bucranium, referencing the nearby meat market and abattoir, is prominently placed high above the entrance, accompanied by fluted detailing and a clock. The building has two large windows on each street front, which are set within stepped ingoes. It is faced with polished grey and black granite and has a concealed roof.

Local climate

Commercial Bank Of Scotland, 480 Gallowgate, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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