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Latitude: 55.8454 / 55°50'43"N
Longitude: -4.4256 / 4°25'32"W
OS Eastings: 248225
OS Northings: 664020
OS Grid: NS482640
Mapcode National: GBR 3K.4P0Y
Mapcode Global: WH3P5.ZBQN
Plus Code: 9C7QRHWF+5P
Entry Name: Masonic Hall, 20 High Street, Paisley
Listing Name: 20 High Street Masonic Hall
Listing Date: 27 June 1980
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384547
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39019
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Paisley, 20 High Street, Masonic Hall
ID on this website: 200384547
Location: Paisley
County: Renfrewshire
Town: Paisley
Electoral Ward: Paisley East and Central
Traditional County: Renfrewshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1882. French Renaissance. 3-storey and attic, 3-bay building with modern ground floor shops. Ashlar. Seated statue in niche in centre bay 1st floor. Niche framed over 2 shallow canted outer bays rising through 1st and by Corinthian pilasters decorated with lozenges and triangles supporting cornice which breaks forward over window and niche. Flanking windows with mullion and transom framed similarly. 2nd floor windows treated as 1st except continous cill course and pedestals under pilasters.
Eaves cornice and die parapet with balusters in front of dormers. Mansard slate roof with 3 steeply pedimented dormers. Stacks with diminutive segmental pediments.
Statue represents Solomon. North side of High Street redeveloped 1880-6.
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