National Bank, 4, 6, 8 High Street, Fort William

Thomas Marwick, Edinburgh, dated 1911. Scottish Renaissance;

2-storey, 7-bay symmetrical north facing bank, with single

storey and attic 3-bay wing set back at east gable.

Bullfaced, sneck coursed red granite with contrasting tooled

grey ashlar granite dressings and facings. Centre door in

shallow projecting square-headed porch with moulded

architraves and crest carved in relief above door, corniced

with cast- and wrought-iron balcony above fronting long

centre window.

Advanced paired outer bays with larger windows in ground and

1st floors; chamfered angles to ground floor of gables, which

are slightly projected on corbelled course at 1st floor. Set

back wing at east fronted by single storey, flat roof

corridor extension with crenellated wallhead. Multi-pane

glazing. Asymmetrical rear with near-centre stair window,

varying roof heights and single gabled dormer window. Tall

end corniced wallhead stacks; crowstepped gables; slate

roofs.

Bank fronted north and east by low bullfaced red granite

retain with contrasting grey tooled ashlar cope. Pair panelled

grey ashlar square gate piers with flat caps; cast-iron gate

with wrought-iron decorative detailing. Second pedestrian

entrance with simple spearhead cast-iron gate; matching

railings with wrought thistle intermediate finials.