Paisley, Abbey 1960

Photo ref: P4003

I don't know where this is in Paisley, anyone help?

I loved saving the gollys from the jam jars to send them away and get a badge back

I met my husband in Chiswick, London in 1967, he had come down from Paisley to find work. I loved Paisley, I wanted to move up there but he loved Chiswick. But we went up there whenever we could. I found the people very friendly and my husband's family were very close and made me one of the family. Sadly I lost my husband last month, how I am writeing this I don't know. I have been told I am welcome ...see more

The picture of the High Street, Paisley is part of my family history. My grandfather, Thomas Paton, worked for his brother, James, who ran a wholesale and mercantile stationers in the High Street. This would have been in the last decades of the 19th century, as it is likely James died around 1898. I have a few references to the business, and a reference written by James for my grandfather, who moved south and set up ...see more