Paisley - My Pics Of Old Or Unusual Buildings Or Places Of Interest.

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,234]

Great Hamilton St, Neilston Rd end looking towards Calside.

[shull 30,893]

[shull 30,893]

[shull 30,893]

[Buddymarvellous 495]

[Buddymarvellous 495]

No very good with the insert photo thingy - anyway Shull’s photie up to date from Google..

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,234]

Sherwood Church before the steeple was demolished.

[faraway saint 30,178]

Apologies if this has already been posted, I don't frequent this thread very often.............

Watermill after renovation in 1968 with advert from 1977....................

Edited May 28, 2020 by faraway saint

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,234]

View of Underwood Lane and Henderson St from Oakshaw Brae.

[antrin 4,790]

I remember that well!  

my cousin lived in a top floor flat in 1 Henderson Street.

Her firsT school classes were in that low building in front of the flats.

J.N.I.

I thought that was posh, then...

[hamlet 74]

Great photo. Spent Primary six and seven in these building.

On the right hand side but just out of the picture there was a row of tenements, the name

of the Brae evades me  where George McLean stayed. He was at the time of his transfer along Paisley Road West

the highest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs at £28,000.00.

[antrin 4,790]

7 hours ago, hamlet said:

Great photo. Spent Primary six and seven in these building.

On the right hand side but just out of the picture there was a row of tenements, the name

of the Brae evades me  where George McLean stayed. He was at the time of his transfer along Paisley Road West

the highest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs at £28,000.00.

It was just Oakshaw Brae.

http://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/build_nls_historic_map.pl?search_location=PA11HL / PA1 1HL / PA11HL&latitude=55.841253&longitude=-4.407626&[email protected]

[hamlet 74]

14 hours ago, antrin said:

It was just Oakshaw Brae.

http://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/build_nls_historic_map.pl?search_location=PA11HL / PA1 1HL / PA11HL&latitude=55.841253&longitude=-4.407626&[email protected]

Thanks. Just couldn't remember.

[antrin 4,790]

Causeyside and the Co-op from the nice widden benches at The Cross...1957

https://twitter.com/PaisleyMuseum/status/1265576112773529603/photo/1

The Baths entrance in Storie Street Before demolition 

https://twitter.com/PaisleyMuseum/status/1263036780519075840/photo/1

women’s pool in the brick building to left of entrance; men’s pool to right in grey sandstone.

Plus another (Longer narrower newer) pool, the steam rooms, and hunners  o simple baths at the back.

 

Edited June 2, 2020 by antrin

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,234]

Video of Ferguslie in the 60s

The first part is Craigielea Drive which would now be the car park outside the West Stand.

Be warned, the music is dreadful "local hero" type pish.

 

[billyg 5,782]

On 5/28/2020 at 9:24 PM, Eric Arthur Blair said:

View of Underwood Lane and Henderson St from Oakshaw Brae.

Where I spent P2 in the JNI !

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,234]

11 minutes ago, billyg said:

Where I spent P2 in the JNI !

P7 for me

[salmonbuddie 3,286]

Where I spent P2 in the JNI !

You've spelled jail wrong...

[antrin 4,790]

3 hours ago, salmonbuddie said:

You've spelled jail wrong...

Gaol?  

 

[Fricky-Troll 277]

This little gem goes all over Paisley - through town / Ferguslie / West end / Gelnburn / Linwood /Elderslie etc

 

Use link below from youtube enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

[The Original 59er 1,015]

Not sure if this has been previously posted...................... Old photograph of laying Tram lines at Paisley Cross

  

[The Original 59er 1,015]

More about trams at Paisley Cross, but a bit later than the one where they were laying the tracks! 

[faraway saint 30,178]

No sure if this is the right place but this is an interesting wee watch....................

 

[thomsons dropped it 2,218]

On 6/27/2020 at 7:57 AM, Fricky-Troll said:

This little gem goes all over Paisley - through town / Ferguslie / West end / Gelnburn / Linwood /Elderslie etc

 

Use link below from youtube enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers, Fricky.

Nice to see the Terminus at the junction of Glenfield Road and Caplethill Road. 

Great memories of being brought up in Glenfield Road.

Now I feel old......😉

 

[The Original 59er 1,015]

I'm beginning to get a fixation over the Cross.............................. I think it throws back memories of being stood up once at Burton's Corner!