Paisley High Church

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 26/02/1971 Local Authority Renfrewshire Planning Authority Renfrewshire Burgh Paisley NGR NS 48072 64110 Coordinates 248072, 664110 — John White, architect; 1754-6 Church, 1770 steeple. Renovated 1876-7 by Rennison and Scott, architects. Rectangular plan, ashlar with rusticated quoins. South elevation: 5-stage steeple, rusticated round-headed surround to door. Venetian window with blind sidelights; 2nd stage with angle pilasters, blind round-headed window; 3rd with clock in each face flanked by pilasters supporting open pediment; corbelled balustrade over 4th stage set back, Venetian windows with blind sidelights, and corbelled balustrade over; 5th stage octagonal with round-headed openings in each facet and facetted spire decorated with roundels. Flanking bays have segmental ground floor windows, gallery with inner oculi and round-headed outer windows. North elevation 6-bay with central pilastered and pedimented doorpiece, 2 doors in end bays, windows detailed as on south front. 5-bay east and west elevations with central segmentally-headed doors and round-headed windows to ground and galleries. Eaves cornice, piended slate roof, platformed at centre. Interior: galleried to 3 sides with panelled fronts supported by cast iron colonettes. Organ set under tower recess framed by arch and coupled Ionic columns. Heavily moulded coved ceiling with large central boss. 2 stained glass windows by Ballantine and Sons, Edinburgh and 2 earlier 20th century windows. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Cost including site was $1558.12.10d. Renovation c. $6,000 and included damp proofing of the lower walls, new cast-iron pillars to support the gallery, new gallery front, complete reseating and a new pulpit, hot water heating, new ornamental seating, lathing

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.