Basic Site Details
| Name: | Royal Starch Works |
| Town, district or village: | Paisley |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Building dated 1907 (uncertain which phase of work this refers to) |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | Braids Road | Yes | |
| Falside Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1890 | Plans submitted | Additions for new tuns | |
| 1891 | Plans submitted | Boiler sheds and chimney stalk | |
| 1902 | Plans submitted | Store and counting houses added | |
| 1913 | Plans submitted | Institute | |
| 1914 | Plans submitted | Additions | |
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 | |
| Charles Davidson | E | 1890 | Additions for new tuns | ||
| Charles Davidson | A | 1891 | Boiler sheds and chimney stalk | ||
| Thomas Graham Abercrombie | C | 1901 | |||
| William Kerr | C | 1901 | As assistant to T G Abercrombie | ||
| Charles Davidson | B | 1902 | Store and counting house | ||
| Thomas Graham Abercrombie | E | 1913 | Institute | ||
| Henry ('Harry') Cook | D | 1914 | Additions | ||
| J Craig Barr & Cook | D | 1914 | Additions | ||
| James Craig Barr | D | 1914 | Additions | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Brown & Polson | For all work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| MacLean, Allan | 1986 | Abercrombie and Maitland Architects 1886-1963 | B. Arch University of Strathclyde | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38963 | |
| Renfrewshire Council | Paisley Dean of Guild Records | Plans submitted 1890, 1891, 1902, 1913 and 1914 | |
| Swan, Adam (comp) (DMW Archive) | William Kerr list of works | ||