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Category: News
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New for autum & winter heritage walking tours
We now have specialised walking tour headsets available for our Heritage Walks starting from our Old Paisley Walk on the 16th October 2021. The receiver takes a standard set of earphones using a 3.5mm jack. We can provide a set of earphones or you are welcome to bring your own. Our earphones will be sanitised…
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Autumn & Winter Heritage Walks 2021
Our autumn & winter heritage walks are back and now being slowly added to our website. We begin on the 14th October with a walk exploring old Paisley from the top of Causeyside Street down to Paisley Abbey. On the 30th October we have a new walk – Paisley & witches that will explore the…
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October 2021 Dinner Talk
Following our successful dinner talk at Pendulum in August, we have now organised a follow-up Dinner Talk at Pendulum Scottish Kitchen & Bar for Tuesday 12th October at 6.30pm. The topic of the talk will be on the early linen thread making industry in Scotland, looking at Christian Shaw’s (of Bargarran witch-hunt fame) involvement in…
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Fridays are history days
We have two projects running on Friday’s from the 27th August. The Glenburn Buddies History Skills Project is teaching a group of local residents how to carryout historical research over a 10 week period on Friday mornings. The Glenburn Heritage Group drop-in sessions began on the the 20th August and run every Friday afternoon. All…
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Discover Paisley!
We have just published our Heritage Walks for August to early October 2021. Under the general theme of Discover Paisley, we have a mix of old and new heritage walking tours running every Saturday, other than the 4th September when we will be running a Doors Open Day event at Paisley St George’s Outreach Centre…
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TikTok
TikTok The Urban Historian is now on TikTok. You can follow us as @urbanhistorian This is our latest post on the Arthurlie Cross in Barrhead
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Window Display @ Allan’s Snack Bar
Window Display @ Allan’s Snack Bar We currently have a small window display/ exhibition at Allan’s Snack Bar in Storrie Street, Paisley. There are a selection of local history artefacts on display, pictures and adverts for our current history talks and heritage walks. If you’re in town, why not pass by, check the display out…
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Online Courses
Online Courses Have you tried any of our online courses on our courses website yet? We currently have three courses/ talks there 2 paid and one free. The free one is a 360 degree tour of Sma’ Shot Cottages in Paisley, while the others relate to Paisley and Renfrewshire history. Check them out on the…
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Resumption of Heritage Walks from 24th April 2021
Very pleased to announce the resumption of our heritage walks from Saturday 24th April 2021. Numbers on each walk will be limited to five people from up to five households (6 including guide) to comply with the outdoor meeting regulations. Our full schedule of Walks and online talks is listed below and over the next…
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Ferguslie – A brief history of the medieval estate
Ferguslie A brief history of the medieval estate to the 20th Century Ferguslie today is seen as a large housing scheme – totally unrecognisable from its medieval origins. The name Ferguslie is most likely derived from “the meadow of Fergus” but who was this Fergus? We will probably never know. The lands that comprise Ferguslie…
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