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Latitude: 55.7936 / 55°47'36"N
Longitude: -4.8686 / 4°52'6"W
OS Eastings: 220261
OS Northings: 659313
OS Grid: NS202593
Mapcode National: GBR 30.847S
Mapcode Global: WH2N1.5MWX
Plus Code: 9C7QQ4VJ+CH
Entry Name: British Linen Bank, 72-74 Main Street, Largs
Listing Name: 72, 74 Main Street
Listing Date: 14 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 382209
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37186
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Largs, 72-74 Main Street, British Linen Bank
ID on this website: 200382209
Location: Largs
County: North Ayrshire
Town: Largs
Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes
Traditional County: Ayrshire
Tagged with: Bank building
Sir George Washington Browne, architect. Built 1907.
English Cotswold tradition. Asymmetrical, 2-storey 3-bay
former bank. Coursed ashlar with polished dressings.
Depressed arches over doors and windows in centre and
left bays. Pair of central recessed doors each with
moulded reveals in square panels and supporting entablature:
that to right has carved spandrels, frieze decorated with
cockle shells and square floral panel above.
1st floor mullioned window over left door. Gabled right
bay with base of wallhead stack at left has pair of tall
6-light corniced mullioned and transomed windows to ground
floor. 2 corniced mullioned windows above. Plain leaded
glass panels throughout. Cornice, and prominent deep gutter.
Tall, slender, corniced, diamond stacks on gabled plinths
placed at foot of skews; finialed gables. North elevation:
tall, mullioned and transomed window at ground floor,
2 single lights above. West elevation: 2 advanced gables
with mullioned windows and stacks.
Slate roofs.
Some drawings Peddie & Kinne collection (in SNMR).
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