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Bank Of Scotland, 26 Seafield Street, Portsoy

A Category B Listed Building in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6814 / 57°40'52"N

Longitude: -2.6897 / 2°41'22"W

OS Eastings: 358967

OS Northings: 865931

OS Grid: NJ589659

Mapcode National: GBR M8QF.2KF

Mapcode Global: WH7KN.N6D7

Plus Code: 9C9VM8J6+G4

Entry Name: Bank Of Scotland, 26 Seafield Street, Portsoy

Listing Name: 26 Seafield Street, Bank of Scotland

Listing Date: 15 February 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386191

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40279

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Portsoy, 26 Seafield Street, Bank Of Scotland

ID on this website: 200386191

Location: Portsoy

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Portsoy

Electoral Ward: Banff and District

Traditional County: Banffshire

Tagged with: Bank building

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Description

Circa 1870, style of Matthews and Lawrie, Inverness and Aberdeen. Symmetrical 2-storey bank with chamfered angle and return elevation to Roseacre Street. Coursed tooled ashlar, raised polished ashlar dressings. Pilastered and pedimented doorpiece in canted angle with

double-leaf panelled door and fanlight; wide 3-bay elevation to Seafield Street with slightly recessed centre bay. Corniced windows in ground floor, in outer bays as bipartites. No windows in Roseacre Street return gable. 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows.

Long and short masonry detailing to angles; deep wallhead bandcourse and wallhead cornice; corniced chimney stacks; shallow piended slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Former Union Bank, established in Portsoy by circa 1858.

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