Eric Arthur Blair Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Nearer to Glasgow Rd than the previous pic, must be the corner of Mill St and Miller St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamlet Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 T Y Antrin for confirmation. What a map you have found. Do you think the water from the St Mirren's Burn was used in the Baths He He. I am pretty certain there used to be a red telephone box at the same corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: 4 Moncrieff St 1947. Now, I know a wee bit of Moncrieff St still exists (it's the wee stub of a road off Love St which allows access to the car park sitting between Love St and Back Sneddon St) but I just can't place this. The spire in the background might be the Oakshaw Trinity? St.James Church.... possibly. (gas tank to the left of spire in your picture) Edited July 24, 2019 by pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 I thought that to the left of that kirk spire in the fotie, there was the outline of the gasworks - so considered it MIGHT be St James spire, but at street level on Google Earth. you can't see any spires from the current wee bit of Moncrieff Street. So I went down to the current Glen Street and you CAN see the St James spire from there but it seems much further away than in the fotie. Only G. Street view visual that gives a decent High Kirk view is from Back Sneddon - at the north side of the RBS car park. That looks likely but what is that Gas-worksy shape to the spire's left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, antrin said: I thought that to the left of that kirk spire in the fotie, there was the outline of the gasworks - so considered it MIGHT be St James spire, but at street level on Google Earth. you can't see any spires from the current wee bit of Moncrieff Street. So I went down to the current Glen Street and you CAN see the St James spire from there but it seems much further away than in the fotie. Only G. Street view visual that gives a decent High Kirk view is from Back Sneddon - at the north side of the RBS car park. That looks likely but what is that Gas-worksy shape to the spire's left? Did you have your glasses on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) No. I don't wear them for online or reading in general. Straight answer. (but gerritupye! 😛 ) Edited July 24, 2019 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Not an old picture (for a change) but some Paisley news. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/range-set-open-paisley-september-18763679 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Not an old picture (for a change) but some Paisley news. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/range-set-open-paisley-september-18763679 Good store I used to have one near me when I lived in Coventry, really does have a great range of goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, cockles1987 said: Fake news. The article has a quote from "the owner of the firm". He said: “Opening a new store is always an exciting moment for the company and Paisley is no exception. “The job provision that comes with the new store, especially with it being a new build, should be a great boost to the local area.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 20 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: The article has a quote from "the owner of the firm". He said: “Opening a new store is always an exciting moment for the company and Paisley is no exception. “The job provision that comes with the new store, especially with it being a new build, should be a great boost to the local area.” Shopfitters are presently in store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, pod said: Shopfitters are presently in store. And soon it'll be.........Shoplifters are presently in store. Edited July 25, 2019 by HSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, HSS said: And soon it'll be.........Shoplifters are presently in store. Nothing surer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Moss St. Timpsons still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Strange to see Old Sneddon St with two-way traffic. Pierotti's, Muir's and, just out of shot, Coghill's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) On 8/12/2019 at 11:08 PM, Eric Arthur Blair said: Strange to see Old Sneddon St with two-way traffic. Pierotti's, Muir's and, just out of shot, Coghill's. Pre- B&Q. There used to be another ironmongers in New Street at the time. Edited August 14, 2019 by pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Here's one slightly to the right of the last one showing George Coghill, Ironmonger and Tool Merchant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 hours ago, pod said: Pre- B&Q. There used to be another ironmongers in New Street at the time. There was also another large ironmongers in the west end at the junction of Broomlands and Castle Street, underneath that flat that always had a light on behind a big red blind in the window. Was on seven nights a week! Funny that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) Abercorn Station with Abercorn St tenements in the background. Part of the platform still exists. Edited August 19, 2019 by Eric Arthur Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 7:50 PM, rabuddies said: There was also another large ironmongers in the west end at the junction of Broomlands and Castle Street, underneath that flat that always had a light on behind a big red blind in the window. Was on seven nights a week! Funny that? Archie Eaglesim (or Eaglesham). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Abercorn Station with Abercorn St tenements in the background. Part of the platform still exists. I have no memory of that... Where did that line run to? Renfrew? Had it split off from the Central Gilmour Street line earlier... Ta for the pic, tho. ETA: Just looked at a Streetmap, and can see the sweep north from the above mentioned line. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=248511&y=664854&z=110&sv=abercorn+street&st=6&tl=Map+of+Abercorn+Street,+PA3&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf Edited August 19, 2019 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Abercorn Station with Abercorn St tenements in the background. Part of the platform still exists. One of the tenements still exists too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: Archie Eaglesim (or Eaglesham). That's the man. I couldn't think of his name. I knew his daughter briefly but by her married name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, cockles1987 said: Even I seen a train run on that line. Was playing football on the grass pitch that was behind St Mirins academy many years ago. Line ran from Gallowhill under Renfrew road behind Reid Kerr College......through Babcock's and under Inchinnan Road in Renfrew finishing at the shipyard's. After the trains stops running through Babcock, the lines within the factory were used for moving stuff about from department to department. Won my 1st claim against them for tripping over a line and doing my knee in which was handy, since I was going down to Bristol for our cup final against them the next day. Back seat of the car for myself and winning 2-0 made the pain go away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pod Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 http://railway.paisleyhistory.uk/renfrew.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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