Paisley, 20 High Street, Masonic Hall
Masonic Hall (19th Century), Office(S) (21st Century), Shop (21st Century)
Site Name Paisley, 20 High Street, Masonic Hall
Classification Masonic Hall (19th Century), Office(S) (21st Century), Shop (21st Century)
Canmore ID 198166
Site Number NS46SE 319
NGR NS 48225 64020
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/198166
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
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. (Historic Scotland)
