hamlet Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said: Glad my memory is still working. The other Weighbridge was in Main Road, Ferguslie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Largs bus arriving in Cotton Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Like the Ring Road, how can you know if it’s a Largs, Ayr or West Kilbride bus? In the weighbridge pic, I like the solitary street-sweeper crossing the road with his “vehicle”… to be weighed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Like the Ring Road, how can you know if it’s a Largs, Ayr or West Kilbride bus?The shadows show its midday and the only bus due to arrive then in 1978 was the Largs bus. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 51 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said: The shadows show its midday and the only bus due to arrive then in 1978 was the Largs bus. Ah! The shadows! That nails it for me. I’d forgotten that Paisley used to have sunshine in the olden days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Ah! The shadows! That nails it for me. I’d forgotten that Paisley used to have sunshine in the olden days.My other answer was going to be, it's written on the front of the bus as the driver changed it at the second last stop, so that when he arrived at the last/first stop the folk would know where the bus would be going.Yes I've got good eyesight. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Spent a considerable amount of time in the Liberal Club, mainly playing snooker. Renfrewshire · The Liberal Club has been an iconic presence on Paisley’s High Street for the best part of 150 years. Now, work is under way to restore it to its former glory. The C-listed building—in a prominent spot at 32 High Street—was once a grandiose entertainment venue. We’re sure many of you will have fond memories of going to birthday parties or nights out there over the years. The building—dating back to the 1880s—was designed by Paisley architect James Donald. He also designed Dunn Square, the Sherwood Greenlaw Church on Glasgow Road and many of the town’s tenements. The liberal club was also once a regular haunt of former UK Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, who held meetings there during his spell as the Liberal MP for the town in the 1920s. Sadly, the Liberal Club has been vacant for the past few years and has seen better days… But that’s about to change. You may have noticed scaffolding going up in the past week—that’s because we are working with the building’s owners to bring this crucial piece of local heritage back into use. We’ve provided a building repair grant for a full repair of the outside of the upper floors, including roof work, stonework, window repairs and more. At the same time, the building’s owners are funding their own repairs to the inside of the upper floors. While they have planning permission for flats, they are considering other uses. The Liberal Club is owned by Jazz Chowdhary and Dr Jasmeet Singh of SC Investments Scotland Ltd. Jazz told us how much it means to them both to bring the building back into use. “We are both extremely excited for this project. Since we acquired the building, we’ve heard many positive stories from locals who used to visit the Liberal Club for birthday parties and other social gatherings. We’ve become quite attached to the building and made it our goal to bring it back to life. “We are in discussions with potential future occupants of the building, but at this time we are not at liberty to advise on the use. What I can say for certain is that in 2023, the Liberal Club will create more happy memories for the people of Paisley.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 I'd forgotten about McDougal's. McDougal Brothers in Moss Street. Book tokens were a favoured gift from relatives or a school prize at one time and this popular book shop was the place to redeem them. It was an experience to be savoured as you decided on a book then changed your mind “what to choose “ , this must not be hurried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) Text and Photo from Paisley Facebook " McDougal Brothers in Moss Street. Book tokens were a favoured gift from relatives or a school prize at one time and this popular book shop was the place to redeem them. It was an experience to be savoured as you decided on a book then changed your mind “what to choose “ , this must not be hurried. " Edited February 16, 2023 by shull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 12:21 AM, shull said: Bus on the way into town from Glenburn, it’s on Caplethill road with the Esso petrol station on the right which by then may have been only a car repair business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cookie Monster Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 If only trolls didn't have everyone on ignore.[emoji1787] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Another photo of the Liberal Club with a story of a family that had a shop close to it.https://www.facebook.com/300800233366351/posts/pfbid036rCRmzubYtX1ngLMNn5ymnmXJF195iNPmSTcGpDrTmCxG1VPu3bL4ir9DkKSZwbPl/Picture from, Paisley - Oor Wee Toon and Environs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 This week’s "Then" image is of Dunn Square with Causeyside in the background from 1977. Looking at buildings on the left of Causeyside it is striking how the Co-op / PCMS dominated this part of the street. It’s the 1970’s and loud jackets are in evidence! #FlashBackFriday[emoji991] https://bit.ly/3YJ7b1xImage description: Looking south from the Cross above Dunn Square, between the two statues of the Messrs Coats showing the statue of a Mother and two children erected to the memory of J. Dunn Bart and Queen Victoria's statue (rear) facing south, also shows the drinking fountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 A McGills Bus on Causeyside Street just before Johnston Street.c 1970’s ? Oh, I took the picture and it's not from Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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antrin Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, HSS said: Club 61? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 25 minutes ago, antrin said: Club 61? 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, HSS said: There were a few Urquhart's around the town. As well as this one in High St there was Well St and Moss St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Sheep’s Head, Lambs’s Bar or Elbow Room. A popular establishment at the corner site of Caledonia Street and St James Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shull Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 From a Paisley Section on Facebook. DEPORTATION The penalties for breaking the law was extremely severe in Paisley at this period in the eighteenth century! ! Peter Bishop a hosier in Paisley was in 1776 accused of stealing or resetting ten bobbins, one spindle of thread, and four of thread. The jury, after a long trial, found him "guilty of stealing or resetting ten bobbins, one spindle of thread, and four of thread," and Sheriff M'Dowall sentenced him " to lye in the prison of Paisley till Thursday, the 29th day of January, 1767. On that date in the forenoon he is to be delivered over to the officers of court, who are to cause the said Peter Bishop, at twelve o'clock at noon on said day, to be carried through the streets of the town of Paisley bareheaded.his hands tyed behind his back, and a rope round his neck, with part of the goods stolen or resetted by him, The hangman holding the ends of the rope, and a drum beating. Thereafter. to be carried back to the prison of Paisley and Bishop is to be transported to one of His Majesty’s colonies or plantations in America for a period of fourteen years. Bishop will be held in the said Tolbooth until his transportation is available with the proviso that if the said Peter Bishop shall return from transportation within fourteen years, then he shall be apprehended and imprisoned within the Tollbooth of Paisley for the space of six months, and whipped by the hands of the common hangman through the town of Paisley, receiving twenty lashes on his naked back at each of five different stations. He would then be sent back to the Tolbooth and continue therein until the said six months shall be expired ; and thereafter until an opportunity offers for his being re-transported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 From a Paisley Section on Facebook. DEPORTATION The penalties for breaking the law was extremely severe in Paisley at this period in the eighteenth century! ! Peter Bishop a hosier in Paisley was in 1776 accused of stealing or resetting ten bobbins, one spindle of thread, and four of thread. The jury, after a long trial, found him "guilty of stealing or resetting ten bobbins, one spindle of thread, and four of thread," and Sheriff M'Dowall sentenced him " to lye in the prison of Paisley till Thursday, the 29th day of January, 1767. On that date in the forenoon he is to be delivered over to the officers of court, who are to cause the said Peter Bishop, at twelve o'clock at noon on said day, to be carried through the streets of the town of Paisley bareheaded.his hands tyed behind his back, and a rope round his neck, with part of the goods stolen or resetted by him, The hangman holding the ends of the rope, and a drum beating. Thereafter. to be carried back to the prison of Paisley and Bishop is to be transported to one of His Majesty’s colonies or plantations in America for a period of fourteen years. Bishop will be held in the said Tolbooth until his transportation is available with the proviso that if the said Peter Bishop shall return from transportation within fourteen years, then he shall be apprehended and imprisoned within the Tollbooth of Paisley for the space of six months, and whipped by the hands of the common hangman through the town of Paisley, receiving twenty lashes on his naked back at each of five different stations. He would then be sent back to the Tolbooth and continue therein until the said six months shall be expired ; and thereafter until an opportunity offers for his being re-transported FFS, he was to be in prison until he travelled back in time about 9 years? That's some punishment, right enough. [emoji33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Stolen from Facebook. County Square, 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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