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Masonic Hall, 20 High Street, Paisley

A Category B Listed Building in Paisley, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

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

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Description

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.

Statement of Interest

Statue represents Solomon. North side of High Street redeveloped 1880-6.

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