Bank House

Building summary
Name	Bank of Scotland and Bank House
Address	High Street / Back Wynd, Falkland
Postcode	KY15 7BZ / KY15 7BX
Other names	British Linen Bank
	Weaving House
Date	1845 onwards
Architect	Harold O. Tarbolton
See map	Map T (9); Map D (26)
OS grid ref	NO 25314 07406
Latitude & longitude	56°15′12″N 3°12′25″W
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HES listing details
Category	B
Reference / Date	LB31276 / 01/12/1971
Address/Site Name	Bank of Scotland (formerly British Linen) and Town Clerk's office High Street and Back Wynd.(including garden walls)
Description: Originally c 1845, west extension circa 1880, large south addition to Back Wynd Harold O Tarbolton, dated 1900 CG. Original part 2-storey 3-window, moulded arched doorpiece, 3 gabled dormer heads; timber-mullioned openings. West extension has canted front with gabled dormer heads; rear extension single storey and attic. Ashlar and slate, finely detailed throughout.
Statement of special interest: Cobbled pavement to Back Wynd.
1963 listing details
Number:	10
Address/Site Name	British Linen Bank, High Street
Description: C.1880: Baronial: 2-storey ashlar and slate: later addition

Bank House is a house in Falkland High Street. Part of the ground floor has been a branch of the Bank of Scotland but this closed down in December 2023.

There is an extension along Back Wynd, formerly the office of the Town Clerk of the Royal Burgh of Falkland, now called The Weaving House.

Previous uses

Bank

Further references

The plaque in Back Wynd with the initials "CG" commemorates Charles Gulland, who as Town Clerk of Falkland had his office here.