Bank Of Scotland, 17-19 High Street, Dumbarton

J Dick Peddie & George Washington Browne, architects. Built

1. 3-storey 5-bay bank. Pink sandstone ashlar. High Street

elevation symmetrical above ground floor, with 2-storey

canted oriels rising above eaves in outer bays. Basket-arched

door with moulded reveals in central and in right bays,

former enriched with foliate decoration (similar ornament at

eaves) and blind arcading, latter with ogival hood-mould;

large lintelled opening fills intermediate bay; central and

right bays each flanked by panelled Corinthian pilasters.

Mullioned and transomed windows with depressed-arched lights,

recessed in rectangular panels. String courses between

floors; cill course to 2nd floor. Low parapet, 2 tall,

corniced, symmetrically placed wall-head stacks, additional

end stacks on twin gables; slated roof. 3-storey piended wing

extends southwards by 4 bays and additional modern bay in

T-plan. Simple interior.