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Edinburgh Savings Bank, 28-30 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9528 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.1974 / 3°11'50"W

OS Eastings: 325325

OS Northings: 673955

OS Grid: NT253739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.TK

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VMLW

Plus Code: 9C7RXR33+42

Entry Name: Edinburgh Savings Bank, 28-30 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 28 and 30 Hanover Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368100

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29007

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 28-30 Hanover Street, Edinburgh Savings Bank

ID on this website: 200368100

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Oldrieve, Bell and Paterson, 1939. Massive 4-storey and attic 5-bay neo-Greek cubic bank containing double height banking hall within. Polished cream sandstone ashlar (stonecleaned). Base course with granite plinth; heavy dentilled cornice and solid parapet.

HANOVER STREET ELEVATION: tetrastyle Ionic portico in antis with full-height fluted columns; massive corniced door at centre flanked by grilled windows; 3 large corniced windows above surmounted by roundels. Single blank outer bays with rope-moulded and corniced doorcases at ground (blind to S).

ROSE STREET ELEVATION: 7-bay. 5 central bays with tall windows and further square windows below cornice; defined outer bays as outer portico bays above.

REAR ELEVATION: 7-bay. Window rising through 3 stories at centre with 2 windows above; otherwise regular fenestration with granite architraved door to left at ground and large window to right; 10 attic windows in parapet.

Timber sash and case and metal multi-pane windows.

INTERIOR: octagonal vestibule flanked by corner rooms leads to fine Greek cross plan banking hall with 2 more rooms in far corners; stained glass window on axis guarded by pair of giant columns; balcony at front; alabaster doorcases; 4 original suspended bronze lamps; trabeated ceiling. Now with mezzanine floor at centre.

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