Conservative Club, 24-26 New Street, Paisley

Circa 1800. Altered 1883 for use as club. Additions and

alterations 1892 T G Abercombie. Symmetrical house 2

storeys, 5 bays with single-storey quadrant wings. Ashlar

fronted with angle pilasters and centre bay set slightly

forward. Base course. Simplified Corinthian pilasters

flank recessed door with fine fanlight and support fluted

frieze and cornice. Rosetted band course over 4 outer bays.

All glazing later plate glass sashes. String course over

1st floor and debased Doric frieze over central bay and

angle pilasters. Eaves cornice with blocking course raised

over centre. Slate roof with straight skews and end stacks.

Wings have pilasters at ends, cornices and blocking courses

raised at centre, pilastered courses raised at centre,

pilastered round-headed windows in architraves. Cast-iron

standard lamp on pedestals flanking steps to door (by

Abercombie).