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

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1 hour ago, antrin said:

Is the map of the Sneddon poorhouse?

Cos... I have the feeling that the building/s in the fotie was near the corner of CrawRoad/Calside?

I recall that building being an annexe of the RAI and I went there for something...

jabs... I think.  Or to get  a fracture plaster removed...?

 

great map and fotie, though!  

The Poor house - Paisley Scotland

[The Original 59er 1,023]

3 hours ago, Yflab said:

It’s only when you look at the Census records that it hits home the numbers housed in those conditions,

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Abbey/Abbey1881.shtml#Inmates2

I wonder what made you an "idiot lunatic" or just a lunatic? Also you could just be an "idiot" or in the case of John White a school master aged 33 who was just "lunatic", or if he was driven mad by the place where he worked (no school names provided).

Times were both cruel and unkind, given that Thomas McGonigle was just "deaf"!

[antrin 5,044]

Just seen this on facebook - into which I VERY SELDOM venture. (I cannae remember where the key is.)

Camphill, top left out of shot but the road and bridge leading up is there... and Canal Street marshalling yards.

Wee Storie Street, Barclay Street, Barr Street and West Buchanan Street top right.

Robertson's Jelly works takes centre stage.  Used to be a glorious orangey smell emanated from there...

Causeyside street - erstwhile home of BongoVonBudvar - sits in splendid sunshine, near the foot of the image!

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2 hours ago, antrin said:

Robertson's Jelly works takes centre stage.  Used to be a glorious orangey smell emanated from there...

 

 

Or if the wind blew in the opposite direct, the stench from the glue factory next to the Chain Road. 🤢

Edited December 10, 2020 by pod

[The Original 59er 1,023]

This site really is worth a visit, if you were remotely interested in the Old Renfrew Airport and plane spotting....................... of course I would never have done a nerdy thing like that 

http://www.dhc-2.com/Renfrew Reflections.html

My two greatest memories of Renfrew were both military arrivals:

1. A USAF Starfighter flew in. I think they were a touch difficult to control, however it came in for refuelling with its parachute braking system used as the runway would have been pretty short for it.

2. The second highlight was a the visit of a BAE Lightning. I saw it land and also take off. What was astounding was how it took off fast along the runway then vertical with engines red hot, hell knows how much fuel and tax payer's money alone would go into that manoeuvre! 

 

[The Original 59er 1,023]

I know there will be lots of photos on here of Canal St Station, however I thought it was worth mentioning that this route went on from Canal St crossed over the main line at Johnstone then went down to Bridge of Weir, Kilmacolm, and on to Port Glasgow and the upper part of Greenock and on to Princes Pier.

The line was closed for passenger services from Kilmacolm to Greenock in '59 but the line stayed open until '65. The services from Kilmacolm through Canal St and onwards to Glasgow closed in January '83.

Beneath Greenock lies an old line which once ran to the Princes Pier Station at the now Ocean Terminal. It originally ran from St Enoch through Paisley and Kilmacolm however that part of the line closed many years ago. Surprisingly the rails are still in place which is probably as a result of it being used to run freight to the container terminal.

[HSS 12,053]

Excellent couple of posts 59er.
Can i be a pedant and point out that the Station is called Canal Station,no Street in its name.

🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃 choo choo

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13 minutes ago, The Original 59er said:

Beneath Greenock lies an old line which once ran to the Princes Pier Station at the now Ocean Terminal. It originally ran from St Enoch through Paisley and Kilmacolm however that part of the line closed many years ago. Surprisingly the rails are still in place which is probably as a result of it being used to run freight to the container terminal.

I used to work in Union St in Greenock, the old railway line passed under Union St then over Brougham St and onto Prince's Pier, now the site of the Cruise Terminal on the Esplanade.

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On 12/9/2020 at 11:15 AM, The Original 59er said:

Like many other industrial towns of the time, Paisley had its workhouse. I'm sure life must have been pretty grim inside, but a by-product of an industrial working community.

 

Worked there in the kitchen 1984/85 YTS Cook

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Worked there in the kitchen 1984/85 YTS Cook

At the same time I was in the Brabloch hotel kitchen. Happy days as I also got cash in hand £25 a week for extra shifts

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On 12/10/2020 at 5:41 PM, The Original 59er said:

I know there will be lots of photos on here of Canal St Station, however I thought it was worth mentioning that this route went on from Canal St crossed over the main line at Johnstone then went down to Bridge of Weir, Kilmacolm, and on to Port Glasgow and the upper part of Greenock and on to Princes Pier.

The line was closed for passenger services from Kilmacolm to Greenock in '59 but the line stayed open until '65. The services from Kilmacolm through Canal St and onwards to Glasgow closed in January '83.

Beneath Greenock lies an old line which once ran to the Princes Pier Station at the now Ocean Terminal. It originally ran from St Enoch through Paisley and Kilmacolm however that part of the line closed many years ago. Surprisingly the rails are still in place which is probably as a result of it being used to run freight to the container terminal.

Brilliant post and brilliant pics 59er. I was walking past the old canal street station the other day and was telling my Mrs about the stairs (2nd pic) that led down to the platform. I don’t think she believed me, but now I have photographic proof 👍🏻

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24 minutes ago, Scott-Leeds said:

At the same time I was in the Brabloch hotel kitchen. Happy days as I also got cash in hand £25 a week for extra shifts

No bad money for washing dishes. 

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15 hours ago, Scott-Leeds said:

At the same time I was in the Brabloch hotel kitchen. Happy days as I also got cash in hand £25 a week for extra shifts

No such luck Argyll and Clyde Health Board no such practice

Mon-Fri 8-4.30

Thurs and Fri Reid Keir College when it was open

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Has there been any photos of the East School posted on here?

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1 hour ago, Desperately Seeking Susans said:

Has there been any photos of the East School posted on here?

Aye and ah hope someone had the foresight to take a few photos of Gallowhill PS as it’s currently burning down.

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15 hours ago, Desperately Seeking Susans said:

Has there been any photos of the East School posted on here?

No but I do have an old photo of the South School!

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14 hours ago, HSS said:

Aye and ah hope someone had the foresight to take a few photos of Gallowhill PS as it’s currently burning down.

Not that it is a picture of real architectural beauty....................

[The Original 59er 1,023]

For those who have any interest in the history of the Grammar School, this is worth a read and it opened my eyes a little as I knew very little of the years before is settled into Glasgow Road.

 

7.1-Paisley-School-McKechin.pdf

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16 hours ago, Desperately Seeking Susans said:

Has there been any photos of the East School posted on here?

Is this the old East School?

 

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30 minutes ago, The Original 59er said:

Not that it is a picture of real architectural beauty....................

Fire wasn’t as bad as first reported 🚒🧯

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1 hour ago, The Original 59er said:

Is this the old East School?

 

West primary? 

[Cookie Monster 1,428]

West primary? 

No it's the rear of this building.



I recognise the rear from my teenage years.

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,520]

1 hour ago, Cookie Monster said:

No it's the rear of this building.



I recognise the rear from my teenage years.

That's not the East School, all that remains of the school is the wall separating the "new" flats  on Kilnside Rd from The Lagoon.

[Eric Arthur Blair 6,520]

Here's one, top left of the picture near the plane symbol

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