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Paisley Townhall

The Town Hall stands at the centre of Paisley across from the Abbey. Opened in 1882, it was the culmination of numerous attempts to build a Town Hall for...
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The Town Hall stands at the centre of Paisley across from the Abbey. Opened in 1882, it was the culmination of numerous attempts to build a Town Hall for the benefit of the people of Paisley.
In 1872 James Clark renewed the call for a Town Hall and asked for subscriptions to fund the building. In 1873 George A Clark left the sum of Ã‚Â£20,000 in his will to fund the building of the Town Hall. This was followed with a pledge by the Clark family to fund entirely the cost of the building.

A competition was held to come up with design for the new Town Hall and over 50 designs were submitted. The winning entry was by a local firm of architects, Rennison & Scott, who had a practise in Gilmour Street. However, this design was deemed unsuitable by the Clark family who chose instead the firm of William Henry Lynn of Belfast

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