King Street Funding Initiative

14-18 King Street aerial view before works

14-18 King Street aerial view before works

14-18 King Street during the works

14-18 King Street leadwork completed

14-18 King St

The red sandstone of 14-18 King Street stands out amongst the cream buildings adjacent. Erected in 1898 for the Stirling Co-operative Society Ltd, it was designed by Stirling architects McLuckie & Walker.

The building had significant water ingress due to the failing lead roof and slating together with issues with poor pointing of the masonry. The lead roof was replaced, the slates repaired and the chimneys and façade repointed using lime mortar. The timber sash and case windows were overhauled and painted a traditional dark green.

There are some interesting carved features on the facade associated with the Co-operative Movement including clasped hands indicating co-operation and a date stone with the name of the society.

3-15 King Street before the works

3-15 King Street after the works

3-15 King Street shopfront restoration work

3-15 King Street

This Category B Listed Building has five shops on the ground floor with residential flats above. It has an interesting history having been a Temperance Hotel in the late 19^th and early 20^th century. A Cyclist’s Touring Club ‘winged wheel’ plaque survives on the wall from this time indicating a place where cyclists were welcomed.

The roof and chimneys were in need of repair and the painted façade was also in poor condition. The project ran during 2017 and involved slate repairs, repointing to chimneys, new lead gutters and Keim paint on the façade which has breathable qualities.

The Trust funded the repair and enhancement of the ground floor shops in 2012. The building works in 2017 ensure that the parent building above is now in a good state of repair.

52-54 King Street during the works

52-54 King Street

This prominent building at the corner of Friars Street and King Street was built for the Bank of Scotland in 1836. In a Classical style, it was suffering from problems with water ingress in the roof and damage to the stone balustrade. It had also been largely vacant for a number of years.

The project was on site in March 2018 and involved re-slating, new lead gutters and repairs to the stone balustrade and chimneys. Timber sash and case windows were also repaired and overhauled.

The project was completed in September 2018 and the property is to be fitted out as a public house and due to open in 2019.

King Street Exhibition

To mark the end of the King Street Funding Initiative and significant investment by SCHT over a 6-year period, the Trust created a small pop-up exhibition which will tracing the history of this important street and exploring the architecture and businesses associated with its long and auspicious history.

To accompany the exhibition, a free publication was produced, King Street A Place Of Quality.