The Gables, 23 South Avenue, Paisley

Possibly Thomas Graham Abercrombie, circa 1905, altered later 20th century. 2-storey gabled villa with splayed mock half-timbered gables to corners. Harl and render. Timber dividing course. Oriel window. Corbels. Timber and harl mullions.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Centre bay with segmentally-arched porch opening to recessed and set-back 2-leaf panelled timber door, small canted tripartite oriel above; advanced tripartite with return lights to ground floor of each flanking projecting splayed gable and further

small horizontal tripartites close to centre of inner returns, 4-light window to jettied 1st floor on oversized corbelled braces.

E ELEVATION: variety of elements including regularly-fenestrated gabled centre bay with flanking single storey wings, and corbelled half-timbered gable to left.

W ELEVATION: asymmetrically-fenestrated elevation with variety of elements including advanced gable to left, stack piercing eaves to recessed right bay and flat-roofed single storey addition in re-entrant.

Multi-pane glazing patterns to 1st floor timber casement windows, some original glazing to ground floor but modern windows to ground S. Red tiles. Coped harled stacks with cans. Overhanging eaves with plain bargeboarding.

INTERIOR: not inspected, 2001.

GATES: decorative ironwork gates.