Thorn Inn, 28 Thornhill, Johnstone is a Grade C listed building in the Renfrewshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 June 1980. Inn. 1 related planning application.

Thorn Inn, 28 Thornhill, Johnstone

WRENN ID
hollow-courtyard-thrush
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Renfrewshire
Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP: Johanna Baxter (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 June 1980
Type
Inn
Address
Thorn Inn, 28 Thornhill, Johnstone, PA5 8JG
OS grid reference
NS 436 629
Coordinates
55.83394, -4.49824
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Thorn Inn, located at 28 Thornhill in Johnstone, is a simple two-storey building constructed from painted ashlar. It features a pilastered doorway and has a segmentally bowed end that connects to the gusset site. This structure dates back to the early 19th century.

Local climate

Thorn Inn, 28 Thornhill, Johnstone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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