John Wilson and the Earl Grey Steamboat disaster
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When you visit the Choir of Paisley Abbey do you ever look down? Following the collapse of the Abbey tower around 1550, and more so following the reformation in 1560 the ruins of the Choir were used as an extension of the Abbey’s graveyard. When the choir was reconstructed in the early 20th century…
Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal
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The 31st October 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. The initial stretch opened was between Paisley and Johnstone; with the length between Paisley and Port Eglinton in Glasgow was completed and opened the opening the following year. Why was the canal needed and who was…
Annan to Paisley: The Carlile family of Paisley
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Over the last 8 to 10 years a lot of my research has focused on the introduction of fine Linen Thread production into Scotland by Christian Millar or Shaw of Bargarran at Erskine in 1722. Over the next 30 years Paisley had become home to many linen thread manufactures, all copying the techniques of…
Situation and Surrounding of Paisley Abbey
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Let us recall the beautiful situation and surroundings of the abbey in the palmy days of the Abbots. The river Cart then ran clear and sparkling between green wooded banks. The monastic buildings: the great Gatehouse built by Abbot Tervas, about 9 meters north-west from the north-west turret of the Abbey, “a great pend…
