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Grammar School, Church Hill, Paisley

A Category B Listed Building in Paisley, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8459 / 55°50'45"N

Longitude: -4.4276 / 4°25'39"W

OS Eastings: 248103

OS Northings: 664080

OS Grid: NS481640

Mapcode National: GBR 3K.4NL9

Mapcode Global: WH3P5.YBS8

Plus Code: 9C7QRHWC+9X

Entry Name: Grammar School, Church Hill, Paisley

Listing Name: Church Hill, Former Grammar School

Listing Date: 26 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384435

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38947

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Paisley, Church Hill, Grammar School

ID on this website: 200384435

Location: Paisley

County: Renfrewshire

Town: Paisley

Electoral Ward: Paisley East and Central

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

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Description

1802 and later addition, planned by Robert Barr. 2-storey
with attic and basement. Built as school. Squared rubble with
ashlar dressings including long and short angle quoins and
band course over basement. 7 ground, (central one replacing
original entrance) and 5 1st floor sash windows all margined.
1st floor 8-pane. Eaves band and cornice. Slate roof with
lowered end stacks, 3 later dormers, 2 canted. 1-storey over
basement extension to right similarly detailed with 2 2-pane
sashes and piended slate roof. Deeply projecting rounded
rubble stair tower at rear contains entrance.

Statement of Interest

Former Grammar School. Cost $1182 /12/1.

At time of survey unused and deteriorating.

A Group with High Church etc.

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