81 And 83 High Street

A G Sydney Mitchell, dated 1884 with later additions. 3-storey, 3-bay corner-sited Baronial style commercial premises with tenements above. Prominent curved tripartite corner turret with relief pilasters punctuating windows and carved scrolls to parapet inscribed 'ditat servata fides, the motto of the Commercial Bank of Scotland; double height pedimented eaves breaking canted bay; projecting stack; curved stair tower to rear; late 20th century timber and plate glass shopfront. Coursed smooth red sandstone ashlar; whin and sandstone rubble with smooth red sandstone margins to side and rear. Double band course at 1st floor; moulded string course to 2nd floor.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; part glazed timber panelled stair door; plain 20th century door to rear. Small grey slates, fishscale slates to turret with decorative metal urn finial; flat lead roof section. Tall corniced rectangular ashlar stack corbelled out from second floor; cast-iron gutters and downpipes recessed into to string courses. Wrought iron gate to side pend.

INTERIOR: entrance corridor to right with plain cast-iron balusters leading to single apartments to each floor. Late 20th century fitted shop cladding. Original plan form retained in upper flatted accommodation.