Historic churches · Central Scotland
Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley
Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB39112). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 27/03/1985 Local Authority Renfrewshire Planning Authority Renfrewshire Burgh Paisley NGR NS 48234 64084 Coordinates 248234, 664084 — James Salmon and Son architects. 1862-3. 2nd pointed Gothic; rectangular plan with semi-octagonal apse. Snecked rubble with ashlar dressings. Gabled front with bold inner buttresses, capped by octagonal turrets with pierced ornament, and spirelets, ard angle buttresses capped by pyramidal pinnacles. Central door of 3-order pointed arch, 2 with nook shafts and stiff-leaf capitals. 5-light window with plate tracery over. Lancets with plate tracery to aisles. 6-bay sides divided by buttresess. Lancets as front to bays nearest front, with door below on left side, 2-light window with quatrefoil to 5 remaining bays. Parapet pierced by quatrefoils. End buttresses pinnacled. Taller apse with lancets to 3 full facets and pierced parapet. Slate roof with bands in fish-scale pattern. Interior has galleries to 3 sides with colonettes to ground. Organ in apse. Hammerbeam roof.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Former St John's Church is located on School Wynd in Paisley, central Scotland. It is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8460, -4.4255
- District
- Renfrewshire
- Postcode
- PA1 1BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- Official site
- www.smashotcottages.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17844329 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley?
- Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode PA1 1BE).
- Is Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley a listed building?
- Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley free to visit?
- Yes, Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Former St John's Church, School Wynd, Paisley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA1 1BE. It sits within the Paisley and Renfrewshire South parliamentary constituency.