Clydesdale Bank, 30 The SquareThe present Clydesdale Bank building at No. 30 The Square dates from around 1881 and succeeded premises at 18-20 The Square, known as Clydesdale House. "Clydesdale House" itself was built c1847.
Some title deeds for the Clydesdale House site date to 12th March 1807 and were granted by William HOWAT to James BAIRD. James BAIRD sold the property to the Trustees of the Ayrshire Savings Bank in 1834. The Ayrshire Savings Bank retained the property until 1847 when they transferred it to the Trustees of the Western Bank of Scotland who then proceeded to build what is now known as Clydesdale House.
The Trustees for the Western Bank of Scotland sold the property to the Clydesdale Banking Co. in 1857, and they in turn sold the property to David Brown CREE by public roup (auction) in 1883, presumably after moving to the newly built Bank at No. 30 which survives to the present day.
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Clydesdale Bank in the Square
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