Union Bank, 163A- 163 Bank Street, Coatbridge

Alex Nicol (Airdrie), 1853. 2-storey 3-bay classical former bank building (now housing) on corner site. Polished ashlar (now rendered to front); raised long and short quoins. Eaves band course, mutuled cornice and blocking course. Tablets with blind quatrefoils and panelled dies to centre of blocking course. Single-storey projection to rear and Mid-20th century single-storey extension to W. N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 10-step stone flight leading to door and large fanlight in pilastered surround with consoles at lintel, mutuled cornice and parapet with quatrefoil decoration and panelled dies. Similarly detailed matching tripartite window in outer bays. Semicircular projections to window surrounds on first floor.

E ELEVATION: regular fenestration. Cornices to ground floor windows; plain surrounds to first floor.

Modern doors. Predominately timber sash and case windows with plate glass glazing; replacement glazing to extension to W. Piended roof; grey slates. Truncated wallhead stacks. BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low coped boundary walls with squat corniced, square plan gatepiers.