Day 31: Renfrew Town Hall

Renfrew Town Hall opened in 1872 and was a replacement for the old tolbooth, first built in 1670, which had served as both town hall and jail for two hundred years. However, it wasn't secure and prisoners escaped! It was demolished in 1871. The architect of the new building was James Lamb of Paisley. "Its design is a mix of French and Gothic styles, and it features a square tower one hundred and five feet high with corbelled turrets at each corner." Thanks to a £5.2m modernisation programme the building reopened on 28th January 2012 and caught my eye in the sunshine today, the 31st.