. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . 00GC to oao >-w en 5 Eh«O I i S| s Isl 1 O r S2S i it si ^3 11^. £t; 3 s-J =1-3 » ST-SJ M :? ft I ( I f I f I I I I i 4 I a 1 M I I ! -(I hcass * « - 3 ! Ms ; 5 |K|-i3-^1l|?<|||« I l-t 1-1 I II .9 I |4 1-1 IT (Is I I I + 1 I ^1 ilJiJ Itllllllllli f I Hn 17 I u*-4-M*i-i CHAPTER XI TRANSITION A RAMBLE round Paisley for the purpose of observing*? * the changes which have taken place during the lastfifty or more years, may begin naturally at the Cross, and theprominent feature
. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . 00GC to oao >-w en 5 Eh«O I i S| s Isl 1 O r S2S i it si ^3 11^. £t; 3 s-J =1-3 » ST-SJ M :? ft I ( I f I f I I I I i 4 I a 1 M I I ! -(I hcass * « - 3 ! Ms ; 5 |K|-i3-^1l|?<|||« I l-t 1-1 I II .9 I |4 1-1 IT (Is I I I + 1 I ^1 ilJiJ Itllllllllli f I Hn 17 I u*-4-M*i-i CHAPTER XI TRANSITION A RAMBLE round Paisley for the purpose of observing*? * the changes which have taken place during the lastfifty or more years, may begin naturally at the Cross, and theprominent feature here is, or rather was, the Steeple. Thisbuilding was erected in 1757 on the site of an older structurewhich had shown signs of decay. To the north stood thetolbooth or jail, the front of which was adorned with a piazzasupported by two square, rustic arched pillars. The outsidestair led to a platform from which proclamations were made,and where prisoners were exposed in the stocks. The groundfloor of the steeple was called the howff, where ale andporter were sold. The rooms in the upper floors of the
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