Archibald Simpson

A former bank of 1839 with a pillared Corinthian portico and 6ft terracotta statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of plenty, above. The high-ceilinged banking hall, approached by a mosaic floor, is the main room with seating areas to the side. It has Corinthian pilasters, a gilt Parthenon-style frieze, superb ornamental plasterwork and a splendid timber and part-glazed screen creating a passage on the right. This Wetherspoon's is one of many monumental granite buildings in Aberdeen by local architect Archibald Simpson and is Grade A-listed. Ales, ciders and meals.