British Linen Bank (Crieff)
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The British Linen Bank in Crieff is a residential and commercial building in the Scottish town of Crieff in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The building was built in 1900 for the British Linen Bank . The Scottish architect George Washington Browne is responsible for the design . The red sandstone used to build it comes from Dumfriesshire . Today the ground floor is used as a restaurant. There are living rooms above.
The three-story residential and commercial building is on High Street ( A85 ) in the center of Crieff. Its south-facing main facade is asymmetrical and three axes wide. A distinctive rounded tower emerges on the left, at the foot of which a short front staircase leads to the two-winged entrance door. A six-part window with stone mullions and a triplet window are set in above it . The tower closes with a polygonal helmet with a ball on top. To the right of the tower, a wide six-part window with decorative glazing with a closing pressed round arch with keystone extends along the facade. There are two twin windows on the upper floor , with two portholes above . An ornamented frieze and a cornice with a tooth cut run between the first and second floors . The roof is covered with gray slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on British Linen Bank in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 22 ′ 22 " N , 3 ° 50 ′ 22.3" W.