Sculpture above the entrance to bank
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Sculpture above the entrance to bank
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 1 Sep 2024
'A boldly sculptured trireme's prow with 'B L Co' on sails between two winged "Winds" sitting on Corinthian capitals'. B L Co refers to the British Linen Company, as this was originally the British Linen Bank (until recently the Bank of Scotland Image). The building is by James Salmon and Son, and J G Gillespie, dating from 1899 and is Category A listed https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33351.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.86318
Longitude
-4.311764