BPublic · listed 1971Johnstone Castle, Off Beith RoadPhoto: wfmillar · CC BY-SA 2.0
Houston Square,Bandstand · Photo: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Johnstone · Historic Environment Scotland
22 listed buildings, 8 of them in the second category
Historic Environment Scotland counts them inside Johnstone’s locality, 13 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Johnstone, 14 are Category C. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
22
13 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
8
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Johnstone
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Johnstone Castle, Off Beith RoadCategory B listed
Quarry Street, High Parish Church. (Including Graveyard, Etc.)Category B listed
Thorn Inn, Thornhill,Category C listed+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Johnstone’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category B
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
22 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A8 Category B14 Category C
Historic Environment Scotland lists buildings in three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance (about 7.5% of listed buildings), Category B for buildings of regional importance (about 50%), and Category C for buildings of local importance (about 43%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations whose point lies inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Category B
The 8 Category B listed buildings in Johnstone
Buildings of regional importance. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
BHouse · listed 1991Houston Square,BandstandPhoto: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0
BChurch · listed 1971Quarry Street, High Parish Church. (Including Graveyard, Etc.)Photo: Penguin1737 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1996Cartside Mill Office Block, Milliken Park, Kilbarchan
Public · listed 1993Former Burgh Chambers, 7 Collier Street, Johnstone
Walls & gates · listed 1993Houston Saint Johnstone, Masonic Lodge 11 Collier Street, Dwarf Walls and Gatepiers
Walls & gates · listed 1996Moorburn, Old Auchengreoch Road, Johnstone, With Summerhouse, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Gates
Church · listed 1980St. John the Evangelists' Episcopal Church, Floors Street
What’s protected
Most of Johnstone’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges4
Churches, chapels & priories2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
11 entries (50%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Category C
14 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 14 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Former Police Station, 9 Collier Street, JohnstoneNew Globe Bingo and Social Club (Former Globe Cinema) 7 and 9 High StreetPark Road, The Grange Including Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and GatesPark Road,Laigh Park Including Ancillary Structure, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and GatesThorn Inn, Thornhill,Tower at Rear of Red House, Cochranemill Road62 High Street63 High Street64 High Street65 High Street66 High Street67 High Street68 High Street70 High Street
How the list grew
7 of Johnstone’s 22 listed buildings were added in 1971
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1971 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 7 entries were listed in 1971. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Born here
16 notable people born in Johnstone before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Daniel McCallum
Alexander McLachlan
Peter Gow
Robert Pitcairn
John Pitcairn, Jr.
George Reid
Hugh Paton
James Johnstone
John Miller
Peter Dowds
Lachlan Grant
Hughie Dunn
John Hunter
Dugald Semple
James Lindsay
Charles Clunas
1800182518501875190019251950
George Reid1845–1918 · Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia and 12th Premi…
Daniel McCallum1815–1878 · Canadian engineer and early organizational theorist (1815–1878)
JH
John Hunter1878–1966 · Scottish footballer and manager (1878-1966)
Alexander McLachlan1818–1896 · Canadian poet (1818–1896)
Peter Gow1818–1886 · Canadian politician (1818–1886)
John Pitcairn, Jr.1841–1916 · Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1841-1916)
Dugald Semple1884–1964 · Scottish writer (1884–1964)
JL
James Lindsay1891–1951 · Scottish footballer (1891-?)
Everyone born in Johnstone → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Johnstone
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstone | 16,477 | 22 | 0 | — |
| Elderslie | 5,632 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Kilbarchan | 3,367 | 66 | 2 | — |
| Linwood | 8,408 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Houston | 6,206 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Bridge of Weir | 4,927 | 26 | 0 | — |
| Paisley | 79,351 | 273 | 24 | — |
| Neilston | 5,459 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Johnstone in brief
The official list counts 22 listed buildings in Johnstone, including Johnstone Castle, Off Beith Road. High Street alone has 8 listed buildings. Most entries on the list, 50%, are houses, terraces and villas. George Reid (1845), Daniel McCallum (1815) and John Hunter (1878) are among the 16 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has no Category A building, where the middle town its size has 1.
Questions about Johnstone’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Johnstone?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 22 buildings inside Johnstone’s locality: 0 Category A, 8 Category B and 14 Category C.
When were Johnstone’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 7, in 1971.
Who was born in Johnstone?
Among people born before 1900: George Reid (1845), Daniel McCallum (1815), John Hunter (1878), Alexander McLachlan (1818) and Peter Gow (1818).
Johnstone has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites: Historic Environment Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. Check an entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s portal before relying on it.
Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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