The Original 59er Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 The '68 squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Yflab said: I’ve been given an old Paisley calendar from 2010 with lots of images of Paisley. I think they may have been posted before on this thread, but I’m happy to upload them if anyone wants to save some good images of the town from the 50s and 60s. Is the South School featured on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Yflab said: I’ve been given an old Paisley calendar from 2010 with lots of images of Paisley. I think they may have been posted before on this thread, but I’m happy to upload them if anyone wants to save some good images of the town from the 50s and 60s. It's worth anything being re-posted as 151 pages and rising is bound to have some repetition! I would go for it and accept the usual barbs and laughter from us old yins.🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Yflab said: The Boating Pond at Bradshaw Park, May 1975 Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Great set of pics there Yflab 👍🏻 I remember the prefabs down in gockston ( before the current scheme) think they got demolished around 1976? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 The new Paisley pattern traffic information sign on the whitecart viaduct is pretty cool 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Yflab said: High Street, June 1965. Brilliant photos. The one above would rule Kwang Tung out of being Paisleys first Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamlet Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 9:08 AM, HSS said: The Liberal Club snooker room.Love how the balls are still on the table!!! Just as I remember it, but where is my Cue cupboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 11 hours ago, The Original 59er said: Jim Clunie came from Aberdeen, if I recall, and he was a very solid centre back. If you “recall”....! He was a Very mediocre centre half, who captained his Aiberdeen team to a 1959 cup final defeat, that coincidentally made you a Saints fan! he looked a better Player in the stripes, that’s all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Yflab said: Looking North across Dunn Square, June 1959. Behind the red buses can be seen the Paisley Theatre which closed in 1959. Superb collection of photographs, this one above above , my favourite. Looks like a work of art painting. Edited November 4, 2020 by shull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Brilliant photos. The one above would rule Kwang Tung out of being Paisleys first Chinese?WELCOME TO KWANG TUNGOur restaurant has a history dating back to the sixties, making it one of the first Chinese establishments in Paisley.[emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 So perhaps [mention=24]HSS[/mention] is right? I wonder what the first chippy was in Paisley. Does it still exist? Was the Raja the first Indian? [mention=12059]Eric Arthur Blair[/mention] might know. I see it was in the news recently because the owner failed to pay any tax. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/former-paisley-takeaway-boss-delivered-22339140Yeah, the Raja was the first. IIRC one of their previous shop front signs said "First Indian Reataurant in Paisley Est. 1970". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: 8 hours ago, Yflab said: So perhaps [mention=24]HSS[/mention] is right? I wonder what the first chippy was in Paisley. Does it still exist? Was the Raja the first Indian? [mention=12059]Eric Arthur Blair[/mention] might know. I see it was in the news recently because the owner failed to pay any tax. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/former-paisley-takeaway-boss-delivered-22339140 Yeah, the Raja was the first. IIRC one of their previous shop front signs said "First Indian Reataurant in Paisley Est. 1970". I hope they had a word with the Sign Writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, ALBIONSAINT said: The new Paisley pattern traffic information sign on the whitecart viaduct is pretty cool 😎 I've got to say that I find it very strange that it has been erected. I thought the only signage on motorways was warning notices etc (I don't consider the "stay alert stay safe save lives" is a warning more an insult to my intelligence! So how are they allowed to erect this sign right on the motorway edge? Edited November 4, 2020 by The Original 59er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Yflab said: I’ve a load of old Saints photos that I need to scan in. My faither worked for the PDE and used to get a load of press photos for me. I must scan them in and load them up. Don't hesitate. The fact that a lot of them will be unpublished makes them all the more valuable - well to this website if no other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 21 hours ago, Yflab said: The Boating Pond at Barshaw Park, May 1975 I remember going to the park when I was in my teens and there was always a yearly big day at the park. Lots of stalls, boating on the pond and loads of other things - the Oldhall scouts ran a beat the goalie competition and Jim Thorburn was the Goalie!!! It was also a good day for spotting the talent and taking your chances - however I don't see much evidence of that in 1975! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original 59er Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 16 hours ago, antrin said: If you “recall”....! He was a Very mediocre centre half, who captained his Aiberdeen team to a 1959 cup final defeat, that coincidentally made you a Saints fan! he looked a better Player in the stripes, that’s all. I suspect that in my formative years he seemed a good player, but with the advantage of age and maybe knowledge, my thoughts on his abilities may have been different. Perhaps it was coloured by the fact that he looked good compared to what was round about him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Is the South School featured on it?And by magic..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Just as I remember it, but where is my Cue cupboard.Here it is, don't say I'm not good to you lot. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said: And by magic..... That’s the one 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 The new Paisley pattern traffic information sign on the whitecart viaduct is pretty cool [emoji41] It isn't a traffic information sign, it's an advertisement board. I prefer the paisley pattern when it's lit up red. If I'm in the passengers seat tomorrow I'll try and get a picture of it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 That’s the one [emoji1360]Was on a Facebook page, Paisley Heritage. Though the photo may have been posted on Paisley, oor wee toon or Old photos of Paisley, Scotland or even Paisley and Renfrewshire old and new then again it could have been Paisley and Proud. [emoji3061] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 5 hours ago, The Original 59er said: I suspect that in my formative years he seemed a good player, but with the advantage of age and maybe knowledge, my thoughts on his abilities may have been different. Perhaps it was coloured by the fact that he looked good compared to what was round about him! Clunie was a great player - even with Aberdeen. I was merely pointing out that his greatness didnae hinder theBuddies in the 1959 final! and that ye hudnae noticed he was up against Saints in yon match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamlet Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 15 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: Here it is, don't say I'm not good to you lot. Thank you. Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 16 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: And by magic..... I ran round that corner right into a girl running the other way and, as she was shorter than me, had one of my (fairly) new (at the time) "adult" front teeth snapped in two. Have had a crown on the remains ever since. Think I was about P4 at the time. Oh what a laugh we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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