Building record MAB17472 - COUNTY HOTEL, 32 HIGH STREET, BANFF

Former bank, in use as a hotel, built in the later 18th century, with 19th century additions.

Former bank, in use as a hotel, built in the later 18th century, with 19th century additions. It is depicted on the 1st edition OS map as a North of Scotland Bank. It is a two-storeys over raised basement building, with five symmetrical bays. The site site slopes to the rear revealing three-storeys and attic, also five-bays. The tooled ashlar frontage has painted ashlar margins and dressings. The return gable and rear is harled, also with ashlar margins. The principal elevation has a centre entrance, masked by a projecting square painted ashlar porch, added in 1825-30, with a centre door under a wide radial fanlight and side lights, and clasped angle pilasters and a corniced blocked wallhead. The porch oversails a raised basement. The outer (and rear) windows are paired, with 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. There is a corniced blocked wallhead to the slate roof, which has moulded corniced end stacks. To the rear is a later forestair, which serves a new rear entrance, an enlarged raised basement window and two modern box dormers, varied glazing is used. Inside is a stair hall with a wide staircase, with simple wooden stick balusters and polished wooden handrail. The ground floor former parlour has an anthemion frieze and chimneypiece, both of 1825-30. Other features include raised and fielded 18th century panelled doors and window shutters, and also beaded panelled window shutters of 1825-30. The adjacent building to the south was formerly a drawing room wing associated with this building (NJ66SE0381). Photographic recording was carried out in 2020 ahead of proposed alteration.

Period Notes
Listed 22/02/1972. 19th century additions and alterations.

Dec 7 2020 , APP/2017/2574, APP/2017/2574 (Ground Photograph). SAB35075.

Record last edited

Apr 9 2021 12:52PM