Question for Paisley Residents.

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:09 pm

Hi All,

I have a question that a resident of Paisley might be able to answer.

I would like to know if The Paisley Infirmary, Fever Hospital and Reception House on Bridge Street in Paisley, is still there.

One of my GGrandmothers died there in 1891 at the age of 40,

Regards

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Renfrewshire-McDonald, McLaren,Boyd, Kennedy.
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Perthshire-Kay/Key

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:42 am

Hi Sheila,

Alas all gone very many years ago...

...even i can't ever remember it, and that's not just my poor memory!

As you know it was situated right next to the River Cart...so not exactly the ideal position for a hospital !
I know i've seen a picture of it somewhere, but i just can't mind where; perhaps in a book?

Completely re-landscaped - the ground was a car park for a good number of years.
But nowadays a new layout of Bridge St, and an extended Mill St over a new bridge cover the area.

Jack

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:06 am

Hello Sheila,

After reading Jack’s description it sounds like a good area to zoom into using Google Earth. The Paisley images are quite good.

Alan

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:22 am

Hi Jack and Allan,

Thank you Jack, for your info. I had a feeling that it was no longer there as I couldn't find any mention of it online.

Alan, googling up Paisley is a good idea. I will be able to see where it was. I will also try to find old photos of Paisley online.

Cheers to you both!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:59 am

Hi Sheila,

Following Alan's suggestion of a modern day Google map, here's an earlier one.
If you go to the excellent NLS site -
http://www.nls.uk/maps/townplans/townplans.html

Select Paisley [1858]
Select XII.2.19.
The Infirmary is near the bottom right corner.
To zoom in, just left click on the area you want.

All that remains of that area is the Saucel Mill (at the extreme bottom right).
This was converted into the Watermill Hotel, and still stands today.
Looking at Old-Maps the Infirmary seems to have disappeared 1924 - 1938.
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
--
Jack

Bervonian · Post by **Bervonian** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:13 pm

Hi Sheila,

Another good site with many photos of Paisley is:

www.geograph.org.uk/search.php

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:52 pm

Hi All,

Thank you, Jack, for that site. Those maps are wonderful. They show the complete plan of the Paisley Infirmary.

I am glad that you sent me to the exact site where it was.

Thank you, Bervonian. I have seen some Photos of Paisley before, and will now add these to my list. I like to look at the photos of Paisley where my mother was born and my grandparents lived.

I will use them in the scrapbook that I am working on.

These are two sites that I want to keep track of.

Thank you both,