Middle Church, Church Hill, Paisley

Middle Church, located on Church Hill in Paisley, was designed by the architect Samuel Henning between 1779 and 1781. The building features a rectangular plan and is constructed from squared rubble with ashlar dressing, including long and short quoins. The west elevation showcases a pedimented porch with angle margins, an architraved, keystoned round arch supported by pilasters, a small window above, an oculus in the tympanum, and three urn finials. There are four round-headed windows on the west elevation and five on the east elevation. The south elevation includes two round-headed windows flanking a similarly detailed door at ground level, along with four gallery windows. A two-storey projection is present at the north, accompanied by single-storey wings. The building features an eaves band, a bracketed cornice, and a blocking course, with pedimented wallhead stacks at the north angles, one of which is rendered. The roof is piended and platformed, covered with slate.

Inside, the church has galleries on three sides supported by cast iron colonettes, which are cantilevered out on brackets. An elliptically headed arch is supported by Corinthian columns on pedestals. The interior was recast in 1884 and altered in 1981.