A dated classical bank range uses channelled ashlar, regular windows and a segmental pend to give commercial formality to the High Street.
Quick facts
- Date
- Dated 1840 on the rear stair
- Architect / designer
- Designer unrecorded
- Type
- Classical former bank and adjoining High Street range
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB38513)
- OS grid reference
- NO 23452 18271
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The two-storey ashlar frontage has a three-window former bank section and a four-window adjoining section. Channelled masonry strengthens the ground floor, while a broad segmental pend and bow-fronted dormers animate the longer range.
Its story
The date 1840 survives on a back stair and identifies the period when purpose-built banking became a visible part of Newburgh’s commercial streetscape. Later occupation has not erased the distinction between bank and adjoining premises.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a well-composed commercial group with original glazing and a legible combination of formal banking frontage, neighbouring accommodation and covered access.
What to notice
- Channelled ashlar across the ground floor.
- Broad segmental arch of the pend.
- Bow-fronted dormers above the regular frontage.
Reading the surroundings
Inspect only from the public pavement unless a current occupier expressly invites entry. Do not block doors or the pend, and respect homes, businesses and private upper floors.
Timeline
- 1840 The dated stair anchors construction during expansion of provincial banking.
- 19th century Banking and adjoining premises shared a single disciplined street composition.
- 1973 National listing protected the surviving classical group.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The statutory name records former banking functions; no claim is made that a bank still operates here or that interiors are accessible.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Commercial Bank and Adjoining Buildings, LB38513 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB38513 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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