bluto Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) . Edited February 14, 2016 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibardfast Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 My 4 year old always says its Micky Mouse,s castle when we pass it on the way to his Grans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) . Edited February 14, 2016 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I've spent a fair amount of 'Quality' time in today's building - my eyes glazing over as I wrote page after page after page on ISO9000 and BS5750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 PICTURE 53 St James' Church Underwood Rd. Well done insaintee on your cheating research Loads of info here http://www.networkpa...stjamess-parish Summary: early French Gothic-style to a design by Hippolyte Blanc, largely gifted by Sir Peter Coats 1884. Spire 200ft. Full peal of bells, rung every Sunday. 'Father' Willis pipe organ. Original congregation were English Weavers who came to Paisley to ply their trade. Coats must have been impressed by the building as he then got Hippolyte Blanc (what a great name!) to design his Baptist Cathedral in the High St. Two shots of PICTURE 53 PICTURE 54 CLUE (1st image) I think this might be an educational establishment. In my day it was Pasiley tech. Not sure what its called now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Another smashing looking building Sonny - largely ignored by me - I knew it was there, but never paid it much mind till now - as someone already mentioned, usually wondering if I can make it under the bridge before the lights change. I'm guessing with a name like Hippolyte that he wasn't a Buddie? Edit:.....but he was Scottish (b. Edinburgh to french parents). Dont know about elsewhere but In Glenburn there were loads of guys called Hippolyte . Probably all married to a Chardonay these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Today's pic is the school of non destructive testing on George St, absorbed into Paisley technial college which is of course the UWS now. I always figured those pigeon spikes on the ledges looked fairly lethal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) http://www.britishli...echnical-colleg In 1897 Princess Louise laid the foundation stone of a grand new building for the College. The design was the winner of an architectural competition and partially funded by local industrialists (Peter Brough, and Thomas Coats both contributed). Edited April 17, 2012 by pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Dont know about elsewhere but In Glenburn there were loads of guys called Hippolyte . Probably all married to a Chardonay these days. did you know Hippolyte is a girl's name see thread below Edited April 17, 2012 by insaintee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) . Edited February 14, 2016 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 did you know Hippolyte is a girl's name see thread below You lost me there insaintee or I have been wooshed. Hippolyte meaning and name origin Hippolyte \hi-ppoly-te, hipp(o)-lyte\ as a boy's name is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Hippolyte is "stampeding horses". Mythology: Hippolytus was the Son of Theseus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I thought hippolyta was the female version - think there's a character in Midsummer Night's Dream called this. Maybe it's one of those names that covers both - cant imagine it being very popular today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Except... it always was, in its own right, Paisley Technical College... Yes indeedy, my meaning was it became part of the wider expanded campus that built up around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Here's a pic I took a fortnight ago. Paisley Abbey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Here's a pic I took a fortnight ago. Paisley Abbey. That's the Place of Paisley there, as for the abbey, It's behind you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 That's the Place of Paisley there, as for the abbey, It's behind you ! Oh FFS you pedant! I was on a wee trip to the Abbey and took some photies in and around the place. I should have said, 'here's a photo I took a fortnight ago on a trip to the Abbey. Took this one on the way into the tea room for a fruit scone and a cheeky wee cappucino' Is that better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 You lost me there insaintee or I have been wooshed. Hippolyte meaning and name origin Hippolyte \hi-ppoly-te, hipp(o)-lyte\ as a boy's name is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Hippolyte is "stampeding horses". Mythology: Hippolytus was the Son of Theseus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I thought hippolyta was the female version - think there's a character in Midsummer Night's Dream called this. Maybe it's one of those names that covers both - cant imagine it being very popular today. I though a hippolyta was a wee sausage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Today's building looks quite interesting from the back too - a lot bigger than it looks. Clicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Dont know about elsewhere but In Glenburn there were loads of guys called Hippolyte . Probably all married to a Chardonay these days. oh aye i remember hippolyte b.. naw there wisnae, where did you live in glenburn sonny, i was born and brought up in the tenements on glenburn road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Lyle Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Fairway Avenue for me. Mon the Glebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Fairway Avenue for me. Mon the Glebs aye pity the place is like a bombsite now, with all the buildings knocked down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Lyle Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 aye pity the place is like a bombsite now, with all the buildings knocked down Used to be really nice, everyone took pride in their gardens and verandas. Bute, Skye, Glenburn, and Fairway were all streets people really wanted to live. Went right downhill but has improved millions in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Used to be really nice, everyone took pride in their gardens and verandas. Bute, Skye, Glenburn, and Fairway were all streets people really wanted to live. Went right downhill but has improved millions in recent years. skye crescent was considered posh because the closes had tiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 oh aye i remember hippolyte b.. naw there wisnae, where did you live in glenburn sonny, i was born and brought up in the tenements on glenburn road Staffa Dr just off Fairway Ave. I used to delivery groceries out of the co-op at Skye Cresc after school. Seems like a past life now. All the streets around Staffa are now demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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