Bank of Scotland, Innerleithen - a photo on Flickriver

            Dated 1882. 3-storey, 3-bay, square-plan Tudor-style bank with advanced gabled bays and gabled dormers breaking eaves with decorative bargeboards. Coursed red sandstone with smooth ashlar quoins and window margins to principal elevations. Central entrance door with recessed, engaged colonnettes and arched hoodmould; pleated corbel detail over chamfered corner. Stone mullioned tri- and bipartite windows, some with grooved transoms at eaves; projecting corbelled cills to first floor. 

The bank building has a strong design with some fine stone detailing and timber fretwork bargeboards. The building is prominently sited on the corner of the High Street and Leithen Road and makes a strong contribution to the streetscape with its red sandstone façade.

The bank represents an early part of the development surge along the High Street which occurred between 1881-1894, when many buildings were upgraded and new buildings introduced. It is a good example of a building of its date, its fine detailing signifying the grandeur and confidence of the bank.

The Bank of Scotland first opened in Innerleithen in 1863 as a sub-branch of Peebles; later a new premises was required and the present site was bought in December 1881 for £500. The bank was built at a cost of £2,481 and was opened for business in the spring of 1883.

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Innerleithen (show map)

Taken on: October 17, 2019

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18-56mm Vario-Elmar TL

Leica CL

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Camera: LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA CL, f/3.5, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA CL
Lens:	VARIO-ELMAR-TL 1:3.5-5.6/18-56 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Macintosh)
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