Paisley, Oakshaw Road, John Neilson Institution
Flat(S) (20th Century), School (19th Century)
Site Name Paisley, Oakshaw Road, John Neilson Institution
Classification Flat(S) (20th Century), School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) West Brae
Canmore ID 43166
Site Number NS46SE 4.01
NGR NS 47700 64029
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Portico and dome, view from E
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4/3/2008
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Portico, view from SE
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Pediment and dome, view from E
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Detail of lamp standard outside E entrance
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South facade, oblique view from SSE
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South facade, view from SE
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Detail of urn pinnacle at corner of dome
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4/3/2008
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Interior. Entrance hall, view from NE with statue of Diogenesby Stoddart
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Lodge, view from SW
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SC 1269737
Paisley, general view, showing Scottish Wool Growers Ltd. Underwood Wool Stores, Brown Street and John Neilson Institution, Oakshaw Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
24/8/1950
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General view from E.
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30/8/2000
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View of lodge fromN.
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Detail of carved wreath on E facade.
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Portico and dome, view from E
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Interior. Entrance hall, view looking up to statue of Diogenes by Stoddart with dome beyond
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Lodge, view from E
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Lodge, view from S
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View from NW.
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View from NW.
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View from NW.
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General view from E.
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Detail of lamp standard outside E entrance
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Detail of foundry plate (Shotts) on base of lamp standard outside E entrance
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Interior. Entrance hall, view from E with statue of Diogenes by Stoddart
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4/3/2008
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DP 039336
Entrance hall, view of dome. John Neilson Institution, Paisley.
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Lodge, view from NW
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SC 1269733
Scottish Wool Growers Ltd. Underwood Wool Stores, Brown Street and John Neilson Institution, Oakshaw Road, Paisley. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
24/8/1950
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View from road below to SE.
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30/8/2000
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Detail of carved wreath on E facade.
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30/8/2000
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SC 1919288
Paisley, John Neilson Institute: reconstructed ground floor plan and elevation, based on measured survey, 2008 and architects drawings Lane, Bremner and Garnett Architects, 2000. Scan of GV007499
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3/2008
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Detail of decorative urn and dormer below dome.
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30/8/2000
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View of lodge from SW.
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30/8/2000
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General view from E
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4/3/2008
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View from E
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Detail of wreath decoration on E front
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Detail of lamp standard outside E entrance
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Close detail of urn pinnacle at corner of dome
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Paisley, general view, showing Scottish Wool Growers Ltd. Underwood Wool Stores, Brown Street and John Neilson Institution, Oakshaw Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
24/8/1950
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SC 1360686
John Neilson Institiute: Plan and Section of main entrance hall
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
3/2008
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Paisley, Oakshaw Road, John Neilson Institution, NS46SE 4.1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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Oblique view from SW.
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Oblique view from SW.
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Portico, view from E
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4/3/2008
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Interior. Entrance hall, view looking up to dome
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Interior. Entrance hall, view of statue of Diogenes by Stoddart
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4/3/2008
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Interior. View of hallway.
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View from E.
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General view from E.
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Hallway, interior view of dome
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Interior. Entrance hall, view from NNE with statue of Diogenes by Stoddart
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4/3/2008
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View from SE
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4/3/2008
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View of lodge from SW.
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30/8/2000
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Hallway, interior view of dome
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View from E.
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View from road below to SE.
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Detail of dome from W.
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Detail of dome from W.
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30/8/2000
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View of lodge fromN.
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Interior. View of hallway.
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Hallway, interior view of dome
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Pediment and dome, view from E
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Interior. Entrance vestibule, view from E towards hall
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Interior. Entrance vestibule, view from W towards doorway
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Paisley, general view, showing John Neilson Institution and Paisley Abbey. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
6/7/1936
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View from E.
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Oblique view from SW.
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Detail of decorative urn and dormer below dome.
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30/8/2000
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SC 1919304
Paisley, John Neilson Institute: reconstructed cross-scetion, based on measured survey, 2008 and architects drawings Lane, Bremner and Garnett Architects, 2000. Scan of GV007500
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3/2008
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Detail of carved wreath on E facade.
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30/8/2000
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Detail of dome and urn pinnacles
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4/3/2008
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Detail of dome from W.
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30/8/2000
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View from road below to SE.
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30/8/2000
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Detail of decorative urn and dormer below dome.
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30/8/2000
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View of lodge from SW.
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View of lodge from N.
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Interior. View of hallway.
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- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS46SE 4.01 47700 64029.
ARCHITECT: Charles Wilson (1849-52)
Situated on an elevated site, square block topped with large 'pudding basin' dome.
Interior has grand central octagonal hall.
(NS 4770 6402) The John Neilson Institution is a single-storeyed building of ashlar in round-arched Italian style with a pedimented three-arch entrance. It has a fine elongated, flat-topped centre dome over a notable central hall. Charles Wilson, architect 1849. Plans are held by NMRS.
SDD List 1963
Now converted into multi-ownership flats.
2000
Surveyed in 2000 as part of the Survey of Historic Schools.
