Paisley Weavers of Other Days: The "Pen' Folk," &C (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Gilmour, David

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ISBN 10: 1331675111 ISBN 13: 9781331675112

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Paisley Weavers of Other Days: The "Pen' Folk," &C

Such an unexpected description of them was quite startling. It was like a voice from the dead; for they each, at the ripe age of 83, have passed on some years ago to the other and better land. It was with quite a. Thrill I read the admirable portrayal of their character.

I think the writer - whom I would be glad to know, to thank him for the unexpected pleasure which he has thus imparted - has succeeded wonderfully in reproducing the social habits and mental traits of one whom he knew long ago as his father's friend.

The son of that friend from across the Atlantic would tender to him heart-felt thanks for the truthful and inter esting way in which he has delineated their characters and perpetuated their memories in his brief sketch.

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Excerpt from Reminiscences of the Pen' Folk: Paisley Weavers of Other Days &C

It may be proper to explain why the distinctive name "Pen Folk" came to be given to the Christian brotherhood I have written about.

In the year 1723 the Paisley authorities resolved to remove the old Aims-House, then situate on the north side of High Street, and to rebuild a more commodious structure on the site. This was done in the following year, when there was added a Public Hall for meetings of the various Corporations, with a steeple and bell in connection with the Aims-House. The steeple, placed in the centre of the Alms-House, abutted on the pavement, and had three horologes - seen from east, south, and west; the north side being towards the hill immediately behind, it was deemed unnecessary to place one there. A stair on the east side of the steeple led to the Public Hall, and on the west side was an arched passage or "Pend" - familiarly pronounced "Pen" - the upper portion of which still remains - leading backwards from High Street to Oakshaw Hill. In 1808 both the Aims-House and the "wee" Steeple, as it had come to be called after the erection of its taller brethren of the "Cross" and "High Church," were taken down, and replaced by the property at present numbered 82 High Street.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331675111
• ISBN 13: 9781331675112
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248