Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Cotton St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 1946... Now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Glasgow Rd, where Pizza Hut and Chameleon Tattoo are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 37 Gauze St, where Gabriels is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Love St nos 20-38 from 1962. The Wee Barrel is visible on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Gauze St looking towards Glasgow Rd. Cotton St to the right, Bank St poking out just beyond that. Silk St directly opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamlet Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I think "Glasgow's" the Pram Shop was just after Galbraiths in Cotton Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 11 hours ago, hamlet said: I think "Glasgow's" the Pram Shop was just after Galbraiths in Cotton Street? Indeed it was. It was a good toyshop too. I'm sure they had one in the west end along Wellmeadow on the right heading to Well St. Further along Cotton St was Paisley Surgical Stores. I used to wonder, when I passed on the way to Cubs on a Friday night, why a shop was open on a Friday night and why only men (mostly in cars) seemed to be the customers? By the time I understood it was gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 Well St 1958. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperately Seeking Susans Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) On 2/6/2019 at 10:19 AM, Eric Arthur Blair said: Canal St looking West from Causeyside St. Wardrop St on the right, Camphill school in the background. Thanks EAB and others for submitting these so important photos of Paisley's heritage now sadly gone. Although, having lived in this area as a child, these houses were slums riddled with dampness and when we moved into the new development at Sir Michael Pl with an inside toilet and a bath my mother thought of heaven here on earth! In the photo above, first right is Wardrop St and on the corner, where the rubble lies, stood an old boarded up shop and since we were homeless, my father made a deal with the owner to let the 5 of us live there - 'aye, we're poorer than youse!'. Anyway, if anyone could come up with a photo of that shop I'd really appreciate it! Sometime later we managed to find a flat in the same street with gas light - no electricity! Ah, those were the days! Edited February 28, 2019 by Desperately Seeking Susans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperately Seeking Susans Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) On 2/6/2019 at 5:29 PM, Eric Arthur Blair said: You'll probably like these then... Looking west from the junction with Barclay St (no longer exists, was 2 along from Wardrop St) Looking east from junction with Castle St, Canal railway line on the right Junction with Barr St The Cavern (now The Horseshoe) during construction Junction with Camphill Behind the van lies a licensed grocer owned by a rather snobbish lower middle class man and I remember as a kid standing in the shop behind a woman with her leather bag (no plastic in those days) and headsquare on. She was examining large boxed cakes on the counter and she then asked the owner, 'How much is this wan?' '2/6d' he replied. 'Whit? that's awfa light for 2/6d!' 'Because it's a sponge cake, dear!' I once wrote a poem about it. Edited February 28, 2019 by Desperately Seeking Susans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 Is that Grahams the butchers. [emoji848]I'm pretty sure the shop with "GRA" above it is still there, trading now as the Buddies Bakery.I also didn't notice until now that at the extreme left of the photo is the railway line and the back of the tenements in Underwood Rd, one of which is the very first house I lived in as a baby, number 62. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, Desperately Seeking Susans said: Behind the van lies a licensed grocer owned by a rather snobbish lower middle class man and I remember as a kid standing in the shop behind a woman with her leather bag (no plastic in those days) and headsquare on. She was examining large boxed cakes on the counter and she then asked the owner, 'How much is this wan?' '2/6d' he replied. 'Whit? that's awfa light for 2/6d!' 'Because it's a sponge cake, dear!' I once wrote a poem about it. The correct answer is "because it's Madeira cake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 10:02 AM, Eric Arthur Blair said: Well St 1958. No changed much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 No changed muchAll of those tenements have been demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 The Abbey, Cotton St, Bank St and the East School, 1936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 19 Gauze St from 1949. The building housing Coral bookies is what stands there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Abercorn station, Reid Kerr College on the right, Abercorn St tenements on the left. Part of the platform still exists, you can see it from B&M's car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Abercorn St at the corner with Weir St/Old Sneddon St. Wallneuk church in the background. The poster is advertising a film at The Kelburne and you could get 20 fags for 3 shillings and 4 pence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Slightly further along Weir St at the junction with Renfrew Rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperately Seeking Susans Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Can someone remind me of the building which stood at the junction of Mill St and and Bridge St? It was a canteen of sorts and I remember eating there. I seem to remember they turned a blind eye to people coming in off the street (might be wrong, though) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Abercorn St at the corner with Weir St/Old Sneddon St. Wallneuk church in the background. The poster is advertising a film at The Kelburne and you could get 20 fage for 3 shillings and 4 pence. In New devalued inflated pence 3'4 must be about 17p. I think you are meant to buy the ciggies, buy the McEwans and head for the Kelburne. .Sorry I canny identify the filum. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Desperately Seeking Susans said: Can someone remind me of the building which stood at the junction of Mill St and and Bridge St? It was a canteen of sorts and I remember eating there. I seem to remember they turned a blind eye to people coming in off the street (might be wrong, though) . It was the Civic Restaurant run by the local council on a non-profit basis and was partly staffed by volunteers. It was originally known as the British Restaurant, these being opened during WW2 to ensure working folk got a decent meal while rationing was in place. The name was changed to Civic after the war as rationing didn't come to an end when everybody hoped. Most shut down in the late 50's but Paisley's was moved into the Town Hall (South Minor?) and continued until the mid 60's. I remember going there from Secondary School around 1964 'cos you got a glass of limeade with your lunch. Happy days. The British Restaurant was featured in quite a few episodes of Dad's Army. Edited March 1, 2019 by rabuddies Just remembered!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, saintnextlifetime said: Sorry I canny identify the filum. . It was the Bandit of Zhobe starring Victor Mature and Anthony Newley. I was making a call from the telephone box at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamlet Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Well done Rabuddies, From what I can remember, the town hall was so much "posher". I may also be wrong but i don't think it was the South Minor since you entered to the left of the main door. I warmed your seat, just. Desperately Seeking, you are correct, any Tom, Dick and even me could be fed in either of the canteens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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