The Gables, 23 South Avenue, Paisley

The Gables, located at 23 South Avenue in Paisley, is a two-storey gabled villa that was possibly designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie around 1905 and altered in the later 20th century. The building features splayed mock half-timbered gables at the corners, with a harl and render finish and a timber dividing course. Notable architectural details include an oriel window, corbels, and timber and harl mullions.

The principal elevation is symmetrical, featuring a central bay with a segmentally-arched porch that opens to a recessed and set-back two-leaf panelled timber door. Above this door is a small canted tripartite oriel window. The ground floor has an advanced tripartite window with return lights flanking the projecting splayed gables, along with smaller horizontal tripartites close to the centre of the inner returns. The first floor has a four-light window supported by oversized corbelled braces.

The east elevation showcases a variety of elements, including a regularly-fenestrated gabled centre bay with flanking single-storey wings and a corbelled half-timbered gable on the left. The west elevation is asymmetrically fenestrated and features an advanced gable on the left, a stack piercing the eaves of the recessed right bay, and a flat-roofed single-storey addition in the re-entrant.

The first-floor timber casement windows have multi-pane glazing patterns, with some original glazing present on the ground floor, although modern windows have been installed on the ground south side. The roof is covered with red tiles, and the building has coped harled stacks with cans. The eaves overhang with plain bargeboarding adds to its character.

The interior was not inspected in 2001. Additionally, there are decorative ironwork gates at the property.