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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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There was a jovial beggar
I’ve just been reading the THE DIARY AND GENERAL EXPENDITURE BOOK OF WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM OF CRAIGENDS, Commissioner to the Convention…
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The Bargarran Witchcraft Case 1696
In the year 1696, the 11yr old daughter of John Shaw, the Laird of Bargarran, fell victim to one of…
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The Situation of Paisley Abbey
Let us recall the beautiful situation and surroundings of the abbey in the palmy days of the Abbots. The river…
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Robert Tannahill – A Paisley Poet
THE TANNAHILL STATUE In the Abbey Churchyard, opposite the main entrance to the Clark Town Hall. Robert Tannahill, son of…
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Peter Burnet – “Black Peter”
From the New Paisley Repository No.4 Saturday, January, 15th. 1853 SONG. To the Air – ” CAPTAIN PATON.”…
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Paisley Technical School
This (in 1896) will soon be another addition to the educational institutions of the town, and, like most of the…
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The 2017 Wee Dig at Paisley Abbey
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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John Neilston 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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Paisley Free Library and Museum
From 1896 – Ionic in style, with a tetrastyla portico and wings, this fine building was gifted to the town…
From the Urban Historian
