1, High Street, Paisley

3-storey and attic, asymmetrical front. Gothic. Ashlar. Corner turret with modern entrance at ground; transomed tripartites to 1st and 2nd floors. Consoled pierced balcony to 1st floor. Double string course above continued across whole building. Cornice over 2nd floor. Conical slated roof. St Mirren Street elevation. Centre block with 3 pointed arch windows to ground floor and gabled door to left, irregularly placed transomed windows above. 2 wallhead gables over 2nd floor and corbelled stack with datestone at right. Slightly advanced left bay with segmentally-arched windows and steep mansard roof. 2-window gabled bay to High Street, modern at ground. Slate roof with corniced stacks.

Part of redevelopment scheme for St Mirren Street 1871-7. Monogrammed date panel to stack.(Historic Scotland)

27 March 2014: External inspection suggests the building is disused. There is minor slate slippage to roofs but ther is evidence of considerable dampness to walls, especially at the corner tower. rainwater goods appear to be in fair condition but there is evidence of either past or present leakage and a shrub is growing from a gutter. Windows are in need of maintenace.

June 2019: A member of the public notes the ground floor retail unit is now in use.

6 September 2023: Local planners advise the condition of the building remains much the same with some additional vegetation growth seen on building.

4 March 2024: A member of the public advises that a window is open on the east elevation, allowing for possible water and bird ingress.