RickMcD Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 go on then what is it OK, I was wrong. I ain't saying what I thought it was because (a) I'd look stupid and( the one I thought it was might come up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 2 Streets and a pub. Wasn't on yesterday but would have struggled for the answer.Was there not a castle next to Blackhall that our wonderful Cooncil demolished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 2 Streets and a pub. Wasn't on yesterday but would have struggled for the answer.Was there not a castle next to Blackhall that our wonderful Cooncil demolished? There's more than that but its a good starting point HSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) Blackhall Manor/Lodge was the only 'castle' in the area and did have more of a castle like appearance in the 70's when it had no roof and was in an extremely run down state. I remember playing in it too and there must be photos of it somewhere in that state. I also remember the PDE reporting it's restoration in the early 80's but have never been inside it since it was renewed. Think it had something to do with Walter Fitzalan and the Stewarts, used as a hunting lodge, with some affiliation to Mary Queen of Scots at nearby Crookston Castle ??? Edited April 10, 2012 by FS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 PICTURE 47 is Blackhall Manor. Tucked in just off the Barrhead Rd I am sure many Buddies drive by it without noticing it. Pod's link gives more info. I would add that the Council decided in its infinite wisdom to demolish this ancient building dating form 1165 in 1972. It was only through a local campaign that the Manor was saved. It was purchased by an Alex Strachan and renovated. As Sid says there should be some kind of 'Good Buddie' award for Mr Strachan for saving this ancient building. (And maybe a 'Bad Buddie' award for the Council!). PICTURE 48 CLUE is second image. PS I'll no end up in the jail Sid. I know my rights as a photographer and they would have to catch me first! Is this the martyrs monument at woodside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Mr T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Blackhall Manor/Lodge was the only 'castle' in the area and did have more of a castle like appearance in the 70's when it had no roof and was in an extremely run down state. I remember playing in it too and there must be photos of it somewhere in that state. I also remember the PDE reporting it's restoration in the early 80's but have never been inside it since it was renewed. Think it had something to do with Walter Fitzalan and the Stewarts, used as a hunting lodge, with some affiliation to Mary Queen of Scots at nearby Crookston Castle ??? Thanks FS. Check Pod's link here http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/els-jh-HistoricBuildingsBlackhallManor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Is this the martyrs monument at woodside? Thought martyrs uprising was 1820. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 PICTURE 48 CLUE is second image. Bonnie Wood O' Craigielea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thought martyrs uprising was 1820. Your right perhaps something to do with Tannerhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Sid Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Easy peasy today....anybody that has to google it should have their season ticket taken off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Today's picture represents Paisley's 18th century Tom Hendrie look-a-like who fell in a burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Today's picture represents Paisley's 18th century Tom Hendrie look-a-like who fell in a burn. He didn't fall.........he jumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) . Edited February 14, 2016 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 PICTURE 48 is the gravestone of Robert Tannahill, Paisley's answer to Rabbie Burns. Although he wrote many songs and poems he doesnt get the credit he deserves for his best known work which was stolen by an Irishman as his own. For more info on the bard see here .... http://www.roberttannahillfederation.com/1.html . A man all Buddies should be proud of. PICTURE 49 CLUE attached .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal89 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Is the latest picture the block of flats on Churchill at the rear of the Paisley liberal Club? I don't know it's initial purpose but laterally it was a drop in/hostel for the alcohol dependent, prior to becoming housing in 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Sakes sonny you lazy begger. Couldn't be bothered walking 10 yards before getting the next photo Edited April 11, 2012 by insaintee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) . Edited February 14, 2016 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Today's picture is a place visited by Ronald and Nancy Reagan in pursuit of some ancient ancestory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktf Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Ah at last, another that I didn't have to think about before guessing! The acorn type shapes are all over this building and some are strewn around the grounds too. Shame to see a nice old building like this going to rot, which it probably will. Also a shame as I'm sure many a good Buddie are buried there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Reminds me of the day I was christened... Could be wrong. It wasn't yesterday. ETA: Out of interest, I googled it to see what was written... Couldnae find it!!! It's had a name-change! Also... the date on that plaque is different from what wiki and another source give as the date of it being built - by 10 years. I'll be interested to find out if anyBuddie here can explain that... Most of my sources Bluto agree with the plaque - just change your sources (or change Wiki!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 castlehead church Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Sid Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Had to be a church with that date. I thought it was the middle church on church hill rather than castlehead though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Reminds me of the day I was christened... Could be wrong. It wasn't yesterday. ETA: Out of interest, I googled it to see what was written... Couldnae find it!!! It's had a name-change! Also... the date on that plaque is different from what wiki and another source give as the date of it being built - by 10 years. I'll be interested to find out if anyBuddie here can explain that... Reminds me of the day I was christened... Could be wrong. It wasn't yesterday. ETA: Out of interest, I googled it to see what was written... Couldnae find it!!! It's had a name-change! Also... the date on that plaque is different from what wiki and another source give as the date of it being built - by 10 years. I'll be interested to find out if anyBuddie here can explain that... I actually did a bit of research into this church a couple of years back. I've got Lambies in my family tree on my mother's side and there's a family of that name buried there almost certainly distant relations of mine. When I was doing the research Tannahill's name cropped up. The original name of the church was the West Relief Church. I think initially it was intended for the poorer working classes. Tannahill was buried there because no other church would have him. He had committed the mortal sin of suicide. He was in an unmarked grave for years until the Tannahill Society erected his memorial in the 1850's. My distant ancestors lost two children on the one day in 1805 and they are buried there. They were 2 and 4 yrs.old. Must have been hellish. We've tried to find what happened to them but can't. Do any of you know if there was an epidemic that year? There was a big cholera epidemic in the 1820's that killed a lot but I can't find any mention of one in 1805. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) My distant ancestors lost two children on the one day in 1805 and they are buried there. They were 2 and 4 yrs.old. Must have been hellish. We've tried to find what happened to them but can't. Do any of you know if there was an epidemic that year? There was a big cholera epidemic in the 1820's that killed a lot but I can't find any mention of one in 1805. Have you checked for death certificates on ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk Rick? If you register, you can enter the details and perform a search - you don't actually have to pay for any credits until you find what you are looking for (you wont be able to see the cause of death, etc until you pay, but should be able to see enough information to determine if you have the right person) (Edit: They've changed it a little since I used it last - but if only 1 match is returned then I guess you know its the right one) Edited April 13, 2012 by Eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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