Our fourth History Cafe will be on History Cafe Tuesday 20th March at 10am in Blend, Paisley. Our last...
Saturday 17th March 12 noon – Paisley’s West End Heritage Walk
Join us on Sat 17th March for our second Heritage Walk of the year. Paisley’s West End is...
History Cafe 27th Feb 2018
Our next History Cafe in Blend will be on the 27th February between 10 and 11am. The Topic...
Paisley Abbey Wee Dig 2017
During September 2017, Renfrewshire Council commissioned GUARD Archaeology LTD to undertake further excavation work on the site of...
January Update
January and February are a busy couple of months for the Urban Historian. As you can see we...
Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library
The Welcome Library has recently published a fascinating book from 1658 to c1662 with a list of witches...
History Scotland Podcast featuring the Urban Historian
A few weeks ago, Stephen in his role as the Vice-chair & Historian of Paisley Thread Mill Museum...
“Royal Victoria”
Paisley in March 1838 On the 1st of March 1838 Messers Barr and McNab of the Abercorn launched...
County and Sheriff Court Buildings
By an arrangement entered into between the County and Burgh authorities, an Act of Parliament was obtained in...
Free Library and Museum
Ionic in style, with a tetrastyla portico and wings, this fine building was gifted to the town by...
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