A rare survival The Barochan Cross is one of only three complete free-standing crosses surviving from the early-medieval kingdom of Strathclyde. The other two are the so-called ‘Sun Cross’ at Govan and the Netherton Cross, in Hamilton. ...
Coats Observatory is a unique attraction, housing astronomical equipment and displays, weather and earthquake recording equipment.
Gifted to the people of Paisley by Thomas Coats and designed by Glasgow Architect John Honeyman the building opened ...
Paisley Abbey was founded when Walter Fitzalan, the High Steward of Scotland, signed a charter at Fotheringay for the founding of a Cluniac monastery on land he owned in Renfrewshire, approximately seven miles from Glasgow. Thirteen monks came from M ...
Paisley Museum opened in 1871. The building was designed by the well-known Glasgow architect John Honeyman and was paid for by Sir Peter Coats of the famous Coats thread manufacturing family.
We house a wealth of treasures, from Ancient Egyptian ...
The Sma' Shot Cottage complex is unique in Scotland, providing visitors with the opportunity to see two distinct periods in Paisley's weaving history.
From Shuttle Street you will enter the Weaver's Cottage and be transported back in time by nearl ...
Barochan Cross