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Argyle Stone & St Conval's "Chariot" by Blythswood West Lodge Inchinnan RoadArgyle Stone & St Conval's "Chariot" by Blythswood West Lodge Inchinnan Road · Photo: Rosser1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History of Renfrew · Historic Environment Scotland

16 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top category

On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Renfrew’s locality, 6.7 for every 10,000 residents. Category B covers 11 of Renfrew’s listed buildings. We have photos of 9 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town.

2Category A11Category B
Listed buildings
16
6.7 per 10,000 residents
Category A
2
national importance
Category B
11
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures

Renfrew in 10 photos and old views

Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

The Cross, Renfrew Town HallThe Cross, Renfrew Town HallCategory A listedRenfield Street, Renfrew North Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Railings, Gates and GatepiersRenfield Street, Renfrew North Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Railings, Gates and GatepiersCategory B listedFerry Inn, Ferry Road & Clyde Street, Renfrew Ferry.Ferry Inn, Ferry Road & Clyde Street, Renfrew Ferry.Category C listedBank of Scotland, 1 High Street and Canal StreetBank of Scotland, 1 High Street and Canal StreetCategory B listedInchinnan Road, Victory Baths, Including Boundary Wall, Railings, Gatepiers and LampsInchinnan Road, Victory Baths, Including Boundary Wall, Railings, Gatepiers and LampsCategory B listed+5See all photos

Photos 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.

Through time

Renfrew in old photos

1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Babcock & Wilcox Limited - Works - Renfrew - Scotland - circa 1919c. 1919
Between the warsBabcock & Wilcox Limited - Works - Renfrew - Scotland - circa 1919Photo: Babcock & Wilcox Co · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Renfrew’s history is

Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.

Argyle Stone & St Conval's "Chariot" by Blythswood West Lodge Inchinnan Road, Category BBank of Scotland Hairst Street and High Street, Category BBank of Scotland, 1 High Street and Canal Street, Category BBroadloan, Muirpark Avenue, Muirpark House, Category BBrown Institute, 41 Canal Street, Category BCounty Police Chambers, Inchinnan Road, Category BInchinnan Road, Victory Baths, Including Boundary Wall, Railings, Gatepiers and Lamps, Category BRenfield Street, Formerly Renfrew Parish Council Chambers, Category BRenfield Street, Renfrew North Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Railings, Gates and Gatepiers, Category BRenfrew Old Parish Church High Street, Category B4-24 (Even Nos) High Street, Category BThe Cross, Renfrew Town Hall, Category ATwo Monuments Within Renfrew Old Parish Church, High Street, Category A
Category ACategory B

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16 listed buildings by grade
2 Category A11 Category B3 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 A

The 2 Category A listed buildings in Renfrew

Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Category B

The 11 Category B listed buildings in Renfrew

Buildings of regional importance. 7 are photographed.

Category C

3 Category C listed buildings

This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.

All 3 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Ferry Inn, Ferry Road & Clyde Street, Renfrew Ferry.Paisley Road, Renfrew Trinity Church (Church of Scotland), Including Boundary Walls, Gates and GatepiersWheatsheaf Public House, Canal Street
How the list grew

6 of Renfrew’s 16 listed buildings were added in 1971

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1971 · 61994 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 6 entries were listed in 1971, 1 of the 2 Category A buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Renfrew

TownPeopleListedCategory AHistory
Renfrew23,812162—
Clydebank26,220131—
Paisley79,35127324—
Erskine14,857111—
Duntocher and Hardgate6,57330—
Faifley4,78500—
Bearsden28,507643—
Bowling and Old Kilpatrick4,761120—
In brief

Renfrew in brief

Renfrew has 16 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top category, including The Cross, Renfrew Town Hall. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 Category A buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2).

Questions about Renfrew’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Renfrew?

Historic Environment Scotland lists 16 buildings inside Renfrew’s locality: 2 Category A, 11 Category B and 3 Category C.

What are the Category A listed buildings in Renfrew?

2, including The Cross, Renfrew Town Hall and Two Monuments Within Renfrew Old Parish Church, High Street.

When were Renfrew’s buildings listed?

The first in 1971; the most, 6, in 1971.

Are there old photos of Renfrew?

Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard from 1919 to 1919, all on this page.

Renfrew 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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