Basic Site Details | Name: | Observatory, Oakshaw | | Town, district or village: | Paisley | | City or county: | Renfrewshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | A Listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Cost: £3,907. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Observatory | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Oakshaw(?) | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1881 | 1883 | | | | 1 October 1883 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Honeyman | | | 1881 | 1883 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Coats, Thomas | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp85-6 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p25 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39072 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 197 |
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