British Linen Bank, Market Square, Melrose

The British Linen Bank, located in Market Square, Melrose, was designed by George Washington Browne in 1897 and showcases a Free Renaissance style. This tall building features two storeys and an attic, constructed from red sandstone, and consists of a three-bay block that houses the Bank of Scotland. To the west, there is a lower two-storey block that contains shops on the ground floor with offices above, angled to align with the road.

The Bank of Scotland section has bays separated by panelled pilasters on each floor. The entrance is located in the right-hand bay and is topped by a pair of round-headed lights. To the left, there is a large segmental-headed window that serves the telling hall. On the first floor, above the telling hall window, there are two closely spaced 2-light mullioned and transomed windows, with a similar window on the right. The attic features a central 3-light mullioned window, adorned with a sculptured cartouche, set within a tall, shaped gable that is topped by an obelisk, flanked by smaller obelisks on either side. The building has tall, rendered chimney gables on the flanks and a slated roof.

The lower east wing includes a door to the offices in the right-hand bay, with shops in the centre and left-hand bays. The central shop retains its original shop front on the first floor, featuring transomed 2-light windows framed by pilasters, and a similar 3-light window at the centre. The eaves are marked by a cornice, and the roof has straight skews with a rectangular corniced stack to the west, also covered with slate.