No. 4 Gasholder

No. 4 Gasholder was built in 1890 by Hanna Donald and Wilson Ltd (guide frame) and James Goldie and Son (tank) for the Paisley Gas Light Company. The two-tier circular frame is 23 metres in height and has 18 cast iron Doric columns on plinths, braced by lattice girders of guilloche pattern. There are cast panels of the Paisley town coat of arms on each plinth. Some plinths have dated makers' panels. Two telescopic iron-sheeted shells (18.25 m in diameter) are set in a sunken brickwork tank. Repairs to the lift sheeting took place around 1963 and to remedy subsidence in 1992, a new concrete base was poured over the existing tank base. In 2000, lubrication systems were installed and grip carriages were overhauled.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: the shells and the tank of No. 4 Gasholder.