Extended top sights to see in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Описание: 1. "At Browns Lane Creative Hub we offer a unique space in the heart of Paisley Town Centre for makers to come together and create. We provide a range of hand made products that are not found elsewhere, making them great gift ideas. Our creative hub is also the perfect place for makers to come and work from. With our welcoming atmosphere, you can find all the inspiration you need to make something special."

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2. "Distinctive for its stone and bronze sculptures, the building was commissioned by Miss Agnes Russell to provide a child welfare clinic as a tribute to her two brothers. It opened in 1927 and until 2011 when it closed, the Russell Institute was used as a health centre. Renfrewshire Council secured funding from the Scottish Government through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, Historic Environment Scotland and its own resources to restore the building and bring it back into use. "

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3."William Dunn Square, with its beautifully designed parterres and elegant retaining walls, was gifted to his native town in 1894 by Wm. Dunn, Esq.,M.P. for the constituency (now Sir Wm. Dunn, Bart.).
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4. "The Sma’ Shot Cottages are a major tourist attraction of historical significance in the Renfrewshire area, offering a unique insight into two distinct periods of Paisley’s textile history.

On entering from Shuttle Street, visitors immediately step back into the 18th century into a typical weaver’s cottage which was originally built in the 1750s.."
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https://www.visitscotland.com/info/se...

5. "Abbey Bridge is grade B listed road-bridge over the White Cart Water in the centre of Paisley in Scotland. It was erected in 1879, widened in 1933, and comprehensively restored in 2009. Abbey Bridge connects the south of central Paisley with the area around Paisley Abbey, carrying Bridge Street over the White Carr Water to connect with Cotton Street.
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6."Paisley Town Hall has been a striking centrepiece at the heart of life in the town for the last 140 years - and the transformation we are delivering will keep it there for generations to come.

This 19th-century architectural gem is being turned into a landmark entertainment venue which will help drive new visitors and footfall into the town centre and surrounding businesses, day and night."
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https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/artic...

7. "The six-storey, red-brick domestic finishing mill that sits alongside the tumbling waters of the River Cart is an enduring monument to Paisley’s rich history in the textile industry. Built in 1886 by the Clarks firm, it would stand sentry to the Anchor site that stretched back to the imposing Mile End building at the other end of Seedhill Road. The late nineteenth century was a boom period for the thread industry in Paisley. Shortly after the domestic finishing mill was opened, Clark and Co Ltd would amalgamate with that other significant name in Paisley history, J. & P. Coats, to form J. & P. Coats Ltd, making this the largest thread manufacturer in the world, employing thousands in the Paisley area and exporting to millions of people across the globe. Yet the thread industry in Paisley had much humbler beginnings."

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https://www.paisleypeoplesarchive.org...

8. "Paisley Abbey is a parish church of the Church of Scotland on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, about 7 miles west of Glasgow, in Scotland. Its origins date from the 12th century, based on a former Cluniac monastery."
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"The Abbey, shop & café are normally open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30 am – 3.30 pm.

Paisley Abbey was founded around 1163 by Walter FitzAlan, a knight of Breton origin, who had been brought to Scotland by King David 1 and made the first High Steward of Scotland. This was a senior position at court and was hereditary. A charter was signed at Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire for the founding of a Cluniac monastery on land he owned in Renfrewshire.

Thirteen monks came from Much Wenlock in Shropshire to set up the priory on the site of an old Celtic church founded by St. Mirin in the 6th century. In 1245, the priory was raised to the status of an Abbey, answerable only to the pope in Rome. The Abbey was dedicated to St. Mary, St. James, St. Mirin (the ‘local’ saint who had first brought Christianity to this part of Scotland in the sixth century) and St. Milburga (the ‘local’ saint of Wenlock)."
Source: https://www.paisleyabbey.org.uk/