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The Cross and Oakshaw Conservation Area
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The Cross/Oakshaw outstanding conservation area covers most of Paisley town centre, and includes the ancient abbey and Victorian Clark town hall on the east bank of the White Cart Water.
On the west bank,the High Street and Oakshaw hill are crowned with five skyline landmarks, including the great Coats Memorial church and domed John Neilson Institution.
On the west bank,the High Street and Oakshaw hill are crowned with five skyline landmarks, including the great Coats Memorial church and domed John Neilson Institution.
The Cross and Oakshaw conservation area location map Properties in the Cross and Oakshaw conservation area
The Cross and Oakshaw were designated as separate conservation areas in 1975 and combined, extended and classed as 'outstanding' in 1981. The area has 98 listed buildings, including no less than 11 which are category A.
- Abbey Close (all properties)
- Causeyside, nos 1-33 and 12-30 only
- Church Hill (all properties)
- County Place (all properties)
- County Square (not east side)
- The Cross (all properties)
- Dyers Wynd (all properties)
- Forbes Place (all properties)
- Gauze Street (nos 7-33 only, no even nos)
- Gilmour Street (nos 3-15 and 2-6 only)
- High Street (all properties excuding no 57/1 Storie Street)
- Hunter Street (rear of 16 Oakshaw Street only)
- Laigh Kirk Lane (all properties)
- Lawn Street (nos 1-11 and 2-8)
- Marshalls Lane (properties on east side only)
- Meetinghouse Lane (all properties)
- Moss Street (nos 1-33 and 6-36)
- New Street (odd nos and nos 2-12 only)
- Oakshaw Street (all properties)
- Oakshaw Brae (all properties)
- Oakshawhead (all properties)
- Old Sneddon St (properties on south side only, between Smithhills Street & Moss St)
- Orchard Street (nos 1-9 only, no even nos)
- Orr Square (all properties)
- Orr Street (all properties)
- School Wynd (all properties)
- Silk Street (nos 1-5 and 2-6)
- Smithhills Street (nos 2-14 only, no odd nos)
- St. James Bridge (all properties)
- St. Mirrens Street (nos 2-10 only, no odd nos)
- Stoney Brae (all properties)
- Storie Street (nos 2-14 only)
- Townhead Terrace (all properties)
- Underwood Lane (south side and Paisley University Halls of Residence)
- Wellmeadow Street (nos 2-28 only, no odd nos)
- West Brae (all properties)
- email:pt@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- phone: 0141 842 5811/5822
- fax: 0141 842 5040
- call or write to:
Planning and Transport
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1LL
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