Basic Site Details
| Name: | Union Bank, West Maitland Street and Palmerston Place |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | See separate entry for original scheme by Peddie & Kinnear for 2-26 Palmerston Place; this building was designed by Shiells & Thomson after the Union Bank's withdrawal from Peddie & Kinnear's scheme. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bank of Scotland, West End Branch | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Bank | ||
| House(?) | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Coates Place | Yes | |
| 2, Palmerston Place | Yes | NW corner |
| 31-32, West Maitland Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1880 | |||
| 1932 | Bank - remodelling? | ||
People
Design 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 | |
| James M Thomson | A | 1880 | |||
| Robert Thornton Shiells | A | 1880 | |||
| Shiells & Thomson | A | 1880 | |||
| George Reid | B | 1932 | Bank - remodelling? | ||
| James Sheills Forbes | B | 1932 | Bank - remodelling? | ||
| Reid & Forbes | B | 1932 | Bank - remodelling? | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p376 | |
| RSA | 1934 | 596 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29293 | For 31-32 West Maitland Street and bank at ground floor |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM/1870/79/1 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George Reid: F no5107 (combined box 57) | |