From its central and commanding situation on Oakshawhead, as well as from its great architectural beauty, this Institution must be reckoned among the three or four most notable of Paisley’s public buildings. The fund of about £20,000, from which it was erected, was bequeathed by the late John Neilson, Esq.…

From 1896 – Ionic in style, with a tetrastyla portico and wings, this fine building was gifted to the town by the late Sir Peter Coats of Woodside. Originally £15,000 was expended on the structure, which was handed by the donor to the town, on condition that the Free Library…

The Old Infirmary in Bridge Street, built in 1850, occupies the site of a Hospital founded in 1784, and is now (in 1896) used as a Dispensary and Hospital. The site of the Old Infirmary is now long gone, occupied by a small carpark between Bridge Street and Mill Street.…

See the history around you! This image shows Thomas Graham’s shop at No 21 (where No 31 is today), High Street with Thomas standing at the front door and presumably a staff member behind him. Thomas was an Outfitter and his window dispay of hats and stiff collars can be…

With the demise of the Facade of the second Territorial Drill Hall on Paisley High Street in the last few weeks, this may be a good time to remember the original Drill Hall that sat on the site before 1896. I’m not sure when first Drill Hall was constructed, but…

Paisley in March 1838 On the 1st of March 1838 Messers Barr and McNab of the Abercorn Foundry launched the first ever steamer built on the white Cart. This iron boat was 38.1 meters in length a breadth of 4.27 meters and a depth of 2.84 meters. The hull weighed…