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Latitude: 55.8454 / 55°50'43"N
Longitude: -4.434 / 4°26'2"W
OS Eastings: 247700
OS Northings: 664029
OS Grid: NS477640
Mapcode National: GBR 3K.4M48
Mapcode Global: WH3P5.VBRQ
Plus Code: 9C7QRHW8+49
Entry Name: John Neilson Institution, Oakshaw Road, Paisley
Listing Name: Oakshawhead Former John Neilson Institution and Entrance Lodge
Listing Date: 26 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384614
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39069
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Paisley, Oakshaw Road, John Neilson Institution
ID on this website: 200384614
Location: Paisley
County: Renfrewshire
Town: Paisley
Electoral Ward: Paisley Northwest
Traditional County: Renfrewshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1849. Charles Wilson, architect. Italianate. Single storey
basically square-plan school. Ashlar with base course.
East elevation 9-bay with central 3 bays advanced to form
open portico with round-headed arches. Outer bays have
round-headed windows similarly detailed, but with consoled
cills and recessed aprons. Continuous cornice; pediment over centre and parapets to sides. Side and rear elevations treated similarly but with windows in centre bays.
Additional doors or windows in centre bays of south and north elevations. West elevation obscured by later additions. Low slate roof with 4 corniced ventilators.
Central octagonal drum rises behind pediment, 4 balustraded facets, alternate with 4 abutments supporting stylised urns. Circular drum above carrying elongated flat-topped ribbed dome.
Interior: octagonal central hall with coupled Roman Doric pilasters carrying arches, 4 leading into vaulted corners and to classrooms; drum decorated with moulded panels and oculi, some blind, some glazed; ribbed dome above with moulded panels and blind oculi. Glazed oculus at crown.
Entrance Lodge: simplified Italianate. Single storey. Ashlar. Entrance front with outer blind bays and slightly advanced 3-bay, pedimented centre; door flanked by windows; elaborate arched bellcote at apex. Base course, impost moulding and eaves cornice encircle the building. All gables pedimented; additional arched windows in remaining elevations. Piended slate roof, central corniced stack. 4
square, corniced ashlar gatepiers and cast iron railings.
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