Ardyne, 31 Thornly Park Avenue, Paisley

W D McLennan, 1910. 2-storey, 4-bay (bays grouped 1-2-1), L-plan, gabled villa with cantilevered porch, mock half-timbering and fine interior. Harled with contrasting red-painted dressings. Timber transoms and mullions.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2 canted bays to centre at ground each with 4-light window, that to right under extended pitch of outer right gable, that to left giving way to slate-hung 1st floor with dominant stack piercing eaves and adjacent tripartite to

right. Full-height canted gable to outer right with 8-light window to each floor, similar bay to outer left but with shallower 1st floor window below polygonal roof.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: broad asymmetrically-gabled elevation with 2 small horizontal windows to ground and 2 V-plan windows at 1st floor abutting jettied gablehead; left gable pitch sweeping down to low projecting cantilevered porch and set-back panelled timber door.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: blank single storey bay to right with swept roof of porch (see above) at outer right, dominant stack rising from roof pitch at centre and tall 8-light stair window breaking eaves into flat-roofed dormerhead at left. Advanced gable to outer left with 2 closely aligned windows at ground and horizontal 4-light window above at left, timber door to right at ground with small horizontal tripartite above; return to right with paired timber door to left, long horizontal tripartite immediately to right and similar shallower window above but with outer right light breaking eaves into flat-roofed dormerhead.

E ELEVATION: variety of elements to asymmetrically-fenestrated elevation, including canted oriel to left at 1st floor with windows extending to right, and shouldered chimney breast to outer left.

Mainly 2- and 4-pane glazing patterns over plate glass in timber casement windows; small-pane glazing pattern to square windows; leaded coloured glazing to stair window and ground W. Red tiles. Harled stacks with cans. Overhanging eaves with plain swept bargeboarding.

INTERIOR: fine decorative scheme in place. Panelled timber vestibule with inner door; stair hall with fireplace, fretwork carving to timber-balustered dog-leg staircase and original pendant light. Drawing room with original plasterwork stencilling; apsidal alcove with settle flanking fireplace with copper canopy and original pendant lights.

GATES: carved timber gates