The Royal Bank Of Scotland, 105 Cadzow Street, Hamilton

The Royal Bank of Scotland, located at 105 Cadzow Street in Hamilton, is a late classical single-storey and basement office building constructed in 1871. The facade facing Cadzow Street features four windows and a central door, with architraved openings that have consoled sills, all set against orderless channelled pilasters. The main entrance is marked by Ionic columns and includes flyover steps leading to a panelled door. The basement is vermiculated and enclosed within a railed area, while the basecourse is rock-faced. Above the main entablature, there is a panelled parapet. The southeast elevation mirrors this treatment with four windows, while the northwest elevation is more plain, made of ashlar with a single central window. The rear of the building has a simple three-window rubble design with a central arched stair window. The original 10-pane glazing remains in the basement at the rear. The roof is flattish with a piended slate covering and features pairs of ashlar stacks with bracketed cornices on the sides. A single-storey harled block is attached to the rear. Inside, the building boasts good heavy plasterwork, although it has been subdivided, it remains relatively unspoilt. The railings and die block were added during Bonn's reconstruction of Cadzow Bridge in 1900.