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Latitude: 55.6515 / 55°39'5"N
Longitude: -3.1922 / 3°11'31"W
OS Eastings: 325077
OS Northings: 640421
OS Grid: NT250404
Mapcode National: GBR 6342.PX
Mapcode Global: WH6V4.Y63T
Plus Code: 9C7RMR25+J4
Entry Name: Bank, 88 High Street, Peebles
Listing Name: 88 and 90 High Street
Listing Date: 29 March 1995
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384813
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39211
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Peebles, 88 High Street, Bank
ID on this website: 200384813
Location: Peebles
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Peebles
Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West
Traditional County: Peeblesshire
Tagged with: Bank building
Possibly 1860, partly demolished 1984. 2-storey gabled Italianate bank building building with slightly recessed 2-storey 2-bay W wing (partially demolished fron Z-plan 1984), basement to rear. Cream sandstone to bank facade, cream harl with ashlar dressings to remaining elevations. Base course; eaves cornice with blocking course to W wing.
S (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: pedimented advanced single bay gabled bank facade to right with architraved round-arched doorway flanked by architraved windows under mutual cornice; round-arched and keystoned tripartite window at 1st floor; small round-arched window to gablehead. W wing 2-bay with regular fenestration and basement recess with railings.
W (ELEVATION): altered 1984; corniced doorway with moulded brackets (moved from S elevation); single window at 1st floor above.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: bank block to left with single windows to basement; large round-arched tripartite windows at ground and 1st floor, smaller at 1st floor. Reconstructed semi-circular stairtower to centre. Regular fenestration and secondary doorway to right.
Purple slate roofs; metal flashings. Some 12-pane, some plate glass, some replacement windows. 2-leaf panelled doors.
INTERIOR: not seen 1994.
The building, formerly called 'Bank House' was often visited by John Buchan, later Governor-General of Canada. In 1984, the W wing was partially demolished to facilitate the widening of the Cuddy Bridge.
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