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Site Name Banff, Low Street, General

Classification General View

Canmore ID 172632

Site Number NJ66SE 175

NGR NJ 68979 63870

NGR Description From NJ 6897 6399 to NJ 6899 6378

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172632

Digital Images

Detail of sculpted figures and separate stone, dated 1628, at 30 Low Street.

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Detail of sculpted figures and separate stone, dated 1628, at 30 Low Street.

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© RCAHMS

General view of 8-18 Low Street, Fife Arms Hotel, Banff.

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General view of 8-18 Low Street, Fife Arms Hotel, Banff.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of town house, tolbooth steeple and 32 Low Street, Banff, from west.

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General view of town house, tolbooth steeple and 32 Low Street, Banff, from west.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

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View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

1953

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of West front of house.

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General view of West front of house.

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25/8/1970

© RCAHMS

Detail of Royal coat of arms, dated 1634, at 30 Low Street.

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Detail of Royal coat of arms, dated 1634, at 30 Low Street.

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Detail of plaque from 32 Low Street, Banff, depicting 1634 Royal Coat of Arms.

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Detail of plaque from 32 Low Street, Banff, depicting 1634 Royal Coat of Arms.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of Low Street, Banff, showing front of Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited and part of Rose's Temperance Hotel above Chas. C. Walker, Grocers.

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General view of Low Street, Banff, showing front of Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited and part of Rose's Temperance Hotel above Chas. C. Walker, Grocers.

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Detail of carved fragments built into North gable wall of 30 Low Street.

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Detail of carved fragments built into North gable wall of 30 Low Street.

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General view of 35-41 Low Street.

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General view of 35-41 Low Street.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of 35-41 Low Street.

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General view of 35-41 Low Street.

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Bodie

c. 1890

© Courtesy of HES (Bodie Collection)

Banff, general view, showing St Mary's Church and Burial Ground and Duff House Gardens. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.

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Banff, general view, showing St Mary's Church and Burial Ground and Duff House Gardens. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

8/8/1928

© HES (Aerofilms Collection)

General view along Low Street, Banff.

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General view along Low Street, Banff.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1954

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

Detail of 1628 date panel at 32 Low Street, Banff.

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Detail of 1628 date panel at 32 Low Street, Banff.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

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View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

1953

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of rear of 2 and 4 Low Street, Banff.

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General view of rear of 2 and 4 Low Street, Banff.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

View from N-W of Tolbooth and Biggar Fountain.

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View from N-W of Tolbooth and Biggar Fountain.

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Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland

1937

© Courtesy of HES (Ian G Lindsay Collection)

General view of Low Street, Banff

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General view of Low Street, Banff

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Bodie

c. 1890

© Courtesy of HES (Bodie Collection)

General view showing corner premises of Peter Lyon, Ironmongery Stores constructed in 1900.

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General view showing corner premises of Peter Lyon, Ironmongery Stores constructed in 1900.

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Bodie

© Courtesy of HES (Bodie Collection)

View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1954

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of front of Carmelite House, Low Street, Banff.

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General view of front of Carmelite House, Low Street, Banff.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view of front of 32 Low Street, Banff, in between town house tower and Carmelite House.

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General view of front of 32 Low Street, Banff, in between town house tower and Carmelite House.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

View of junction between Low Street and Carmelite Street, Banff, from north west.

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View of junction between Low Street and Carmelite Street, Banff, from north west.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

8/1965

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

General view. Insc:'Banff County Buildings'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

DP 106439

General view. Insc:'Banff County Buildings'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1893

General view.
Titled 'Banff County Buildings'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 : KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

DP 254160

General view. Titled 'Banff County Buildings'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 : KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1893

© RCAHMS

View of Town House, Tolbooth Steeple, Carmelite House and 30 Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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View of Town House, Tolbooth Steeple, Carmelite House and 30 Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1954

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

SC 1658974

View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1954

© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)

Detail of sculpted figures and separate stone, dated 1628, at 30 Low Street.

General view of 8-18 Low Street, Fife Arms Hotel, Banff.

General view of town house, tolbooth steeple and 32 Low Street, Banff, from west.

View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

General view of West front of house.

Detail of Royal coat of arms, dated 1634, at 30 Low Street.

Detail of plaque from 32 Low Street, Banff, depicting 1634 Royal Coat of Arms.

General view of Low Street, Banff, showing front of Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited and part of Rose's Temperance Hotel above Chas. C. Walker, Grocers.

Detail of carved fragments built into North gable wall of 30 Low Street.

General view of 35-41 Low Street.

General view of 35-41 Low Street.

Banff, general view, showing St Mary's Church and Burial Ground and Duff House Gardens. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.

General view along Low Street, Banff.

Detail of 1628 date panel at 32 Low Street, Banff.

View of Tolbooth steeple, Banff, from South West.

General view of rear of 2 and 4 Low Street, Banff.

View from N-W of Tolbooth and Biggar Fountain.

General view of Low Street, Banff

General view showing corner premises of Peter Lyon, Ironmongery Stores constructed in 1900.

View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

General view of front of Carmelite House, Low Street, Banff.

General view of front of 32 Low Street, Banff, in between town house tower and Carmelite House.

View of junction between Low Street and Carmelite Street, Banff, from north west.

General view. Insc:'Banff County Buildings'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

General view.
Titled 'Banff County Buildings'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO:11 : KIRSTY'S BANFF ALBUM

View of Town House, Tolbooth Steeple, Carmelite House and 30 Low Street, Banff, from SW.

View of Town House and Tolbooth Steeple, Low Street, Banff, from SW.

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Administrative Areas

Council Aberdeenshire
Parish Banff
Former Region Grampian
Former District Banff And Buchan
Former County Banffshire

Architecture Notes

Rose's Temperance Hotel built in 1801.

Activities

Photographic Survey (1954)

Photographic survey of buildings in Banff by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1954.

Photographic Survey (June 1957)

Photographic survey of buildings in Banff by the Scottish National Buildings Record in June 1957.

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