Heritage Stories

Paisley Abbey Wee Dig 2017

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

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”

“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 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 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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Infirmaries of Paisley

The Old Infirmary in Bridge Street, built in 1850, occupies the site of a Hospital founded in 1784, and is…
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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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