Eric Arthur Blair Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Here's the same area from a 1949 OS map. Other than the current Sheriff Court being present little has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 By "little has changed" I mean from the 19th century picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 The Theatre and Town Hall taken from the Jail Tower, 1947. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 I've got a feeling a picture of mill lassies or a hospital will be next. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddymarvellous Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 How about Barshaw Maternityas it became... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: The Theatre and Town Hall taken from the Jail Tower, 1947. I wonder what happened to the Greco style pillar in this photo they look more prominent than they are today ? Was that the main entrance back then? Edited October 4, 2020 by ALBIONSAINT Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said: I wonder what happened to the Greco style pillar in this photo they look more prominent than they are today ? Was that the main entrance back then? They look the same to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 I wonder what happened to the Greco style pillar in this photo they look more prominent than they are today ? Was that the main entrance back then? Don't think so when you see it from another angle more than a few years ago. [emoji106]https://www.paisley.org.uk/paisley-history/paisley-town-hall/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Scene of my first wedding reception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 20 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: Don't think so when you see it from another angle more than a few years ago. https://www.paisley.org.uk/paisley-history/paisley-town-hall/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Original 59er Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Paisley Glen Street between Caledonia St and our old home (Love St) over a period of 80 years. The B& W photo appears to have been taken on the date of the 1937 celebration for the Coronation of George IV, but he came to the throne in '36, so maybe they delayed the celebration in the streets!! Walked past this road week after week and never ventured down it once. It's interesting to see the changes tho'! Edited October 7, 2020 by The Original 59er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Original 59er said: Paisley Glen Street between Caledonia St and our old home (Love St) over a period of 80 years. Walked past this road week after week and never ventured down in once. It's interesting to see the changes tho'! Aye, the first "new" picture is from the Love Street end, the other from Caledonia Street end. I spent quite a lot of time in Glen Street, more in Glen Lane, which came out in St James's Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Two views of the Jail in County Sq from Moss Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: Aye, the first "new" picture is from the Love Street end, the other from Caledonia Street end. I spent quite a lot of time in Glen Street, more in Glen Lane, which came out in St James's Street. Children's Panel 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 46 minutes ago, The Original 59er said: Two views of the Jail in County Sq from Moss Street. Did the town planner get the jail for knocking that Castle down ?? or was it a brown envelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Children's Panel 🤔 Probably long before that was located in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Did the town planner get the jail for knocking that Castle down ?? or was it a brown envelope I'm told it was rat infested, but maybe that was just a myth that my Mother & Father told me to ensure I stayed out of trouble, but given it was next to a pretty mucky river, I could imagine it was true. I suspect the building had seen its best days even by the 1960's, although I really do think they could have done something with the facade, until of course some bright spark came along and dreamt up an idea of a covered shopping mall covering the river and knocking down the County Jail for a multi storey car park attached to said mall!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 minute ago, faraway saint said: Probably long before that was located in that area. Been there a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Original 59er said: I'm told it was rat infested, but maybe that was just a myth that my Mother & Father told me to ensure I stayed out of trouble, but given it was next to a pretty mucky river, I could imagine it was true. I suspect the building had seen its best days even by the 1960's, although I really do think they could have done something with the facade, until of course some bright spark came along and dreamt up an idea of a covered shopping mall covering the river and knocking down the County Jail for a multi storey car park attached to said mall!!! It's still rat infested saw one as big as a rottweiler running across Central Way not long ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: It's still rat infested saw one as big as a rottweiler running across Central Way not long ago That's a capybara, but who's worried about mere detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 29 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Did the town planner get the jail for knocking that Castle down ?? or was it a brown envelope The planners didn't want the modernisation of the town centre, in the 60's / 70's it was the government who more or less forced the local councils with grants to help bring down Scottish unemployment. The building giants had politicians in the palm of their hands in these days. That's where the brown envelopes went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, rabuddies said: The planners didn't want the modernisation of the town centre, in the 60's / 70's it was the government who more or less forced the local councils with grants to help bring down Scottish unemployment. The building giants had politicians in the palm of their hands in these days. That's where the brown envelopes went. Unemployment rates in Scotland in the mid to late 60s were some of the lowest in history, the 70s seen a steep rise in unemployment, the old prison was demolished in the 60s was it not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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