Lounsdale House, Gallacher Avenue, Paisley

Dated "May 23rd 1788" 2 storey with dormerless attic and

basement. 3-bay symmetrical house with single storey

asymmetrical wings. Painted ashlar front including angle

pilasters; painted rubble to sides and rear. Tripartite

windows to basement with band course over. Pedimented

doorpiece with fluted frieze, architrave and cavetto

splay, approached by steps with plain iron handrail.

Panelled door; tripartite ground floor windows. 2-pane

sashes to 1st floor with lintels linked to eaves band.

Dentilled eaves, cornice with pediment to centre, Oculus

in tympanum. Urn at apex of pediment and to right angle.

Slate roof with straight skews and panelled ashlar end

stacks. Wings similarly detailed with angle pilasters and

dentilled pedimented gable with slate roofs, that at left

retains urn and is set back with tripartite window at

front, door and later canted window to side. Right wing

with blind gable end linked to centre by single storey

bay with bipartite window Slate roof with corniced ashlar

stack. Rear elevation irregular with additions etc. Gable

end of projecting staircase bay at centre of main block.

Interior retains some original features but re-modelled

later 19th century.