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St Mary's R.C. Church, 167 George St, Paisley

A Category B Listed Building in Paisley, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8416 / 55°50'29"N

Longitude: -4.4423 / 4°26'32"W

OS Eastings: 247167

OS Northings: 663625

OS Grid: NS471636

Mapcode National: GBR 3J.4Z3T

Mapcode Global: WH3P5.QFTM

Plus Code: 9C7QRHR5+J3

Entry Name: St Mary's R.C. Church, 167 George St, Paisley

Listing Name: 167 George St St Mary's Church (RC)

Listing Date: 27 June 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384486

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38988

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Paisley, 167 George St, St Mary's R.c. Church

ID on this website: 200384486

Location: Paisley

County: Renfrewshire

Town: Paisley

Electoral Ward: Paisley Northwest

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

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Description

Pugin and Pugin architect 1891. Geometrical Decorated
Gothic rectangular plan 7-bay nave and buttressed aisles
and projecting porch. Apse added 1905. Squared rubble
with ashlar dressings. Front: gabled end of nave with
5-light traceried window, with semi-vesica in gable. Angle
buttresses 3-light traceried window at west end of north
aisle south to right is finialled gabled porch set forward
with 2 entrance arches and canopied niche over the statue.
3 cusped lights under segmental headed window at side.
Similar window to aisles and clerestory. 3 confessionals
added to west aisle. Beyond is apse; rectangular at ground
level and semi-octagonal ventilator with spirelet.
Interior: octagonal piers arcade. Organ gallery at west
with fretted balcony. Elaborate carved stone and marble
altar rails, and altarpieces to apse and flanking chapels.
4 niched statues flank apse windows. Couple roof to apse
and nave with painted square panels. Modern stained glass.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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