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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
Tagged with: Bank building
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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