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The Hogg’s of Renfrew
Part 1 This blog relates to the The Hogg’s of Renfrew. On the 1st May 1831 we’re told that John…
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The Glen Cinema
Paisley’s Black Hogmanay On the 31st December 1929 everything was as it should have been in Paisley until the afternoon…
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Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal
The 31st October 2025 marks the 215th anniversary of the opening of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. The initial…
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Fountain Gardens, Paisley
Situated in Love Street, about ten minutes’ walk from the Cross, the gardens form one of the most effective “hugs”…
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County and Sheriff Court Buildings
By an arrangement entered into between the County and Burgh authorities, an Act of Parliament was obtained in 1887, under…
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A Renfrewshire Ghost Story @ Duchal Castle
From the Lanercost Chronicle… Set at Duchal Castle… AT this time, in the west of Scotland, in the valley of…
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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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Paisley and it’s environs (1858)
This post comes from Hugh MacDonald’s 1854 Rambles Around Glasgow (This Edition 1910) and focuses on Paisley and it’s environs.…
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William Dunn Square
This handsome Square, William Dunn Square, with its beautifully designed parterres and elegant retaining walls, was gifted to his native town in…
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The Westend Cross
The Wesetend Cross is a corner dear to the born Paslonian. The present buildings were erected some years ago on…
From the Urban Historian
