Basic Site Details
| Name: | Place of Paisley |
| Town, district or village: | Paisley |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Information about Steel Maitland's restoration from David Walker, who discussed final details with him. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1600s | Original building medieval and 17th century | ||
| October 1922 | Drawings dated | ||
| 1929 | Remodelling | ||
| 1953 | 1954 | Restoration | |
| 1960 | 1962 | Restoration as residence for Minister | |
People
Design 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 | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1929 | Remodelling | |||
| Alexander G Macgregor | B | 1953 | 1954 | Restoration as apprentice with James Steel Maitland | |
| James Steel Maitland | B | 1953 | 1954 | Some restoration work | |
| James Steel Maitland | 1960 | 1962 | Restoration as residence for Minister | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hamilton, Laura | 1983 | A Paisley Architect: James Steel Maitland (1887-1982) | no 10, 1983 | Scottish Georgian Society Bulletin (Based on interview with Maitland, 13 and 31 July 1981) | Maitland's work |
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p178 (Lorimer's work) | |
| Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | p8 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Alexander Macgregor | Information sent to the Dictionary | Sent April 2016 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38911 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR P/2 | |