Former Oakshaw East United Free Church, 6 Oakshaw Street, Paisley is a Grade B listed building in the Renfrewshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 February 1971. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Former Oakshaw East United Free Church, 6 Oakshaw Street, Paisley
- WRENN ID
- ghost-cloister-lark
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP: Johanna Baxter (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1971
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Former Oakshaw East United Free Church, 6 Oakshaw Street, Paisley, PA1 2JL
- OS grid reference
- NS 481 641
- Coordinates
- 55.84618, -4.42653
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Former Oakshaw East United Free Church, located at 6 Oakshaw Street in Paisley, was built in 1826 in the style of John Baird I. This rectangular church has two storeys and features a five-bay front made of ashlar stone. Each bay is accentuated by great Roman Doric pilasters. The three central bays project forward and have double leaf panelled doors. The ground floor windows are rectangular and have architraves. The advanced centre has a pediment, while the outer bays and sides feature an eaves cornice and blocking course. The side elevations also consist of five bays, with the end bays advanced and pilastered, and the windows treated similarly to those at the front. The building has a piended slate roof with a ventilator.
Inside, the church remains relatively intact, although the pews have been removed. There is a one-bay vestibule with stairs leading to a gallery. The gallery wraps around three sides and is supported by cast-iron colonettes. The tall pulpit is flanked by steps, and the flanking windows have internal cornices and brackets. The ceiling features a shallow saucer dome.
Local climate
Former Oakshaw East United Free Church, 6 Oakshaw Street, Paisley sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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