George A Clark Town Hall, Gauze Street, Paisley

The George A Clark Town Hall, located on Gauze Street in Paisley, was designed by architect W H Lynn from Belfast and sculptor James Young from Glasgow. Built between 1879 and 1882, it showcases a mixed classical style, featuring temple fronts on the east and north sides, as well as a campanile and a secondary tower.

The building's basement and ground floor are constructed of channelled ashlar. The first floor is defined by Ionic pilasters, which support round-headed or straight-headed windows, each adorned with semi-circular tympana, except for the central sections on the east, north, and west fronts. The east elevation is symmetrical, featuring a pedimented hexastyle Corinthian open portico flanked by curved wings that end in single bays. This section is supported by square piers beneath the portico, with straight-headed, voussoired windows on the sides.

The north elevation is asymmetrical, with five bays on the left and three on the right. It includes a projecting three-bay block with a pediment, supported by giant coupled Ionic pillars on the sides and engaged columns in between, all resting on pedestals. The west elevation is nearly symmetrical, comprising five outer bays that support a central five-bay centerpiece, which serves as the base for the campanile and tower. The three inner bays feature engaged Ionic columns and are fronted by a cantilevered balustraded balcony. Above, there are three pilastered blind bays with carved panels, leading to a tall campanile that has an elaborately carved clock stage and an octagonal bell-stair capped with a tall, facetted, fishscale stone slate roof. The lower tower features a pilastered and arcaded upper stage topped with a curved pyramidal cap.

The south elevation consists of six, five, and two pilastered bays, which step forward in blocks to the west. The building is topped with a slate roof that has multiple stacks. Inside, there is a fine hall that includes an organ, a rear gallery, and a glazed loggia.