Paisley Abbey Wee Dig 2017
During September 2017, Renfrewshire Council commissioned GUARD Archaeology LTD to undertake further excavation work on the site of Paisley Abbey's…
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Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library
The Welcome Library has recently published a fascinating book from 1658 to c1662 with a list of witches named in…
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“Royal Victoria”
Paisley in March 1838 On the 1st of March 1838 Messers Barr and McNab of the Abercorn launched the first…
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County and Sheriff Court Buildings
County Buildings and Sheriff Court, Underwood Road By an arrangement entered into between the County and Burgh authorities, an Act…
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Free Library and Museum
Free Library & Museum Ionic in style, with a tetrastyla portico and wings, this fine building was gifted to the…
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Paisley Technical School
Paisley Technical School This (in 1896) will soon be another addition to the educational institutions of the town, and, like…
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Robert Tannahill – A Paisley Poet
THE TANNAHILL STATUE Tannahills Statue In the Abbey Churchyard, opposite the main entrance to the Clark Town Hall. Robert Tannahill,…
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West End Cross, Paisley
The West End Cross This is a corner dear to the born Paslonian. The present buildings were erected some years…
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William Dunn Square
William Dunn Square when opened This handsome Square, with its beautifully designed parterres and elegant retaining walls, was gifted to…
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John Neilson Institution
From its central and commanding situation on Oakshawhead, as well as from its great architectural beauty, this Institution must be…
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Walter Fitz Alan & Paisley Abbey’s Foundation
Renfrewshire’s place in Scottish History begins in the early medieval period when the newly crowned King of Scotland, David I,…
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Volunteer (TA) Drill Hall
Volunteer Drill Hall 1896 This hall, which is 100 feet long by 50 feet wide, is certainly more useful than…
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Fountain Gardens, Paisley
The Fountain Situated in Love Street, about ten minutes’ walk from the Cross, and form one of the most effective…
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Paisley and it’s Environs
Hugh MacDonald 1854 (This Edition 1910) The town of Paisley is of considerable extent and importance, being the fifth in…
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The Bargarran Witchcraft Case 1696
Bargarran House, Erskine In the year 1696, the 11yr old daughter of John Shaw, the Laird of Bargarran, fell victim…
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A Renfrewshire Ghost Story
From the Lanercost Chronicle… Set at Duchal Castle… AT this time, in the west of Scotland, in the valley of…
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Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal
The 31st October 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. The initial…
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