Paisley Grammar School, Glasgow Road, Paisley

A Category B Listed Building in Paisley, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8464 / 55°50'47"N

Longitude: -4.4114 / 4°24'40"W

OS Eastings: 249121

OS Northings: 664094

OS Grid: NS491640

Mapcode National: GBR 3L.4L88

Mapcode Global: WH3P6.69LX

Plus Code: 9C7QRHWQ+HC

Entry Name: Paisley Grammar School, Glasgow Road, Paisley

Listing Name: Glasgow Road, Paisley Grammar School Including Boundary Walls and Gatepiers Including Janitor's Lodge

Listing Date: 5 April 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384677

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39129

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Paisley, Glasgow Road, Paisley Grammar School

ID on this website: 200384677

Location: Paisley

County: Renfrewshire

Town: Paisley

Electoral Ward: Paisley Northeast and Ralston

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

Tagged with: School building

Description

T G Abercrombie, 1895-8 as Paisley Grammar School and W B Barbour Academy; 1960's additions retain symmetry, but main block is otherwise little-altered. Big two-storey block with attics, quadrangular around central hall; tripartite elevation, flanking ranges have gables to front; collegiate gothic with renaissance details, mostly cross-windows (3-light in right hand gable and to rear), recessed arched panels to bays, pediment over centre entrance bay. Red ashlar, slate roofs; original glazing. Flanking additions have fully-glazed staircase bays linking old block and new. Low unrailed boundary wall to street, pinnacled square gatepiers. Also JANITOR'S LODGE by James Steel Maitland; unaltered, small, brick base, rendered, slate roof, glazed corner windows.

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Wikidata Q17844473

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