Basic Site Details

Name: Greenhill Oil Works
Town, district or village: Paisley
City or county: Renfrewshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Oil works  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51890 Plans submittedCounting house
Item 2 of 51892 Plans submittedAdditions
Item 3 of 51898 Plans submittedFilter house, tanks, store and boiler shed dated
Item 4 of 51912 Plans submittedAddition - comprising main factory, gas producer house and engine house- of reinforced concrete
Item 5 of 51913  New building

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5John Albert Rennison  1890 Counting house
Item 2 of 5Peter Caldwell A1892 Additions
Item 3 of 5Peter Caldwell B1898 Plans for filter house, tanks, store and boiler shed dated
Item 4 of 5Peter Caldwell C1912 Addition
Item 5 of 5Peter Caldwell  1913 New reinforced concrete building added

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Highgate, Hugh, & Cofor 1890 counting house, 1892 additions and 1898 filter house, tanks and store and 1912 addition

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Macdonald, F A & Partners1914Reinforced concrete construction: a handbook for engineers and architects by F A Macdonald & Partners …  pp61-65

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Renfrewshire CouncilPaisley Dean of Guild Records plans for additions dated 1892; plans for filter house, tanks, stores and boiler shed dated 1898; plans dated 1912 for addiiton