Back in my Home Town - Paisley

**GMan** · 19th January 13, 05:20 AM

Wonderful pictures. It is now officially on my places to visit list.

**Grizzly** · 19th January 13, 07:22 AM

Excellent pictures Alex , especially the interiors which are not easy to take.

**Ozark Ridge Rider** · 19th January 13, 07:23 AM

Beautiful pictures, Alex. You just put another stop on the "bucket list".

Thanks,
Dan

**LandRover** · 19th January 13, 08:32 AM

Thanks Alex, I really enjoy seeing pictures of far-away places, places I hope to visit one day.

Paisley shares it's name with a wee town (village? hamlet?) close to me here in central Florida. I've never really given it much thought, but now I'm wondering if there is indeed a Scottish connection. The research begins ...

**plaid preacher** · 19th January 13, 08:33 AM

Wonderful pictures, thanks for the mini-tour. When and if I get to the UK I'm going to have so many places to visit. I'm sure I could easily spend a month. The Isle of Handa is on my list, as that is where my people emmigrated from, and yes I would like to see the Clyde as I grew up on the Clyde River in PEI. So Glasgow... may well be on that ever-growing list.

**Phil** · 19th January 13, 09:10 AM

Thanks for the pics, Alex. A bit of nostalgia as I haven't been in Paisley for nearly 30 years now since I worked in Cardonald! I am sure much has changed since then - I think the Coats Patons factory was still working then.
And, of course, if anyone wonders where the Paisley pattern came from they have the answer now.

**cessna152towser** · 19th January 13, 09:15 AM

And, of course, if anyone wonders where the Paisley pattern came from they have the answer now.

Yes indeed, and by the way the Paisley tartan which I am wearing in the first photo was first woven at the Anchor Mills (second photo) in 1952. It was adopted by Paisley Corporation as the town tartan and also by the Paisley family as their clan tartan.

**piperdbh** · 19th January 13, 01:57 PM

I always enjoy your travelogs, Alex. Thanks for this one of your hometown.

Does anyone play that organ? I'd like to hear how it's held up over time.

**cessna152towser** · 19th January 13, 02:21 PM

Does anyone play that organ? I'd like to hear how it's held up over time.

Yes the organ is still played every Sunday. I understand that it has been moved and rebuilt at least three times during the various stages of the Abbey's restoration.