. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . CoiiNEH oi New Stheki, 1905. fields with horses an inch in height, a moving living wonder. Lady Caldwell would treat them to a lecture, and Geordie,her husband, would play the fiddle to those who cared to indulgein a penny reel. These were economical days, when theextravagance of a Fancy Ball was not dreamed of Turning to the north at New Street, we notice the spire ofthe High Church, erected in 1754 (p. 197), which occupies a i66 The Paisley Thread commanding position, and has
. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . CoiiNEH oi New Stheki, 1905. fields with horses an inch in height, a moving living wonder. Lady Caldwell would treat them to a lecture, and Geordie,her husband, would play the fiddle to those who cared to indulgein a penny reel. These were economical days, when theextravagance of a Fancy Ball was not dreamed of Turning to the north at New Street, we notice the spire ofthe High Church, erected in 1754 (p. 197), which occupies a i66 The Paisley Thread commanding position, and has long been admired for its gracefuland well-balanced proportions. Close to it on the right is theold Grammar School, round which linger many pleasantmemories of past days ; and delightful recollections of dear. PnoposED Building fou Young Mens Christian Association. old Dr. Brunton, than whom no Paisley teacher was ever morerespected. Further on, at No. 82, stood the Wee Steeple,the bell of which was tolled for every passing funeral building was demolished in 1807, and the bell removed tothe gatehouse of Hope Temple Gardens. A narrow passageby the side of the Wee Steeple was called the Pen Brae, Transition 167 and led up to Oakshaw Street, before Orr Square was was in a building- still existing-, in this lane that the PenFolk met, who have been immortalized by the late DavidGilmour. Further westwards and nearly opposite the Museum, stoodthe house in which Professor John Wilson (Christopher North )
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