Basic Site Details | Name: | Union Bank Building | | Town, district or village: | Aberfeldy | | City or county: | Perthshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | ABERFELDY - The rebuilding of the Union Bank premises on the old site at the corner of Bank-street and Crieif-road is now completed. About eighteen months ago the old building was entirely destroyed by fire. Plans for the reconstruction of premises were prepared by Mr. William Bell, C.E., in conjunction with Mr. Roderick Cameron, architect, Aberfeldy. The banking-room takes up the whole of the ground floor of the front block, and is entered from Bank street through a vestibule. Immediately behind, and communicating, are the agent's room, and the strong-room constructed on fireproof principles, and finished inside with white enamelled firebricks. It is also jacketed with a cold-air cavity. To the rear of this is the writing office. The bank- house consists of dining and drawing rooms, morning-rooms, and four bed-rooms, with bath-room, kitchen, etc. Over the bank entrance door and out of the bay-window stone corbelling is carved a shield bearing the arms of the bank. Immediately above the bay window, and flanking the dormer, are two carved eagles, illustrative of the bank's connection with the city of Perth, and on the dormer pediment are two lions guardant. [Building News 19 August 1904 p251] | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Council Offices and Library | Yes | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Bank | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Bank Street | | | | Crief Road | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | 1904 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Bell & Cameron | | A | 1903 | 1904 | | | Rhoderic (or Roderic/Roderick) Cameron | | A | 1903 | 1904 | | | William Bell | | a | 1903 | 1904 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 19 August 1904 | | | p251 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Rhoderic Cameron: F no2441 (box 6) |
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