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james73 · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject:

£1.5M facelift for old bridge (Evening Times)

A HISTORIC Paisley bridge is to be closed for six months for a £1.5million
upgrade.

Abbey Bridge, which crosses the White Cart, was built in 1879 and can no
longer cope with the volume of traffic.

It will close on May 5 to allow the dilapidated cast iron parapet and fascia
panels, both footways and the bridge deck to be waterproofed and
movement joints replaced.

The bridge will also get a facelift with the application of anti-corrosion paint.

Marie McGurk, convener of Renfrewshire Council's environment and
infrastructure policy board, said, "The Abbey Bridge is a major part of
Paisley's road network.

"Maintaining that network is a key part of our regeneration strategy for
the town centre.

"The council has only recently completed refurbishing the Abercorn Bridge
and this gives Paisley people a great before and after view of how the
finished Abbey Bridge will look.

"We are determined this B listed building, in the heart of Paisley, should
be restored to its former glory while still being able to cope with modern
traffic volumes."

Once complete, a full set of new parapets and facia panels will be cast
and installed.

The original iron facia panels, which weight 13 tonnes, were removed in
June last year for safety reasons.

The Abbey Bridge parapets lack the movement joints built into modern
structures to allow them to expand and contract in changing temperatures.
This means the original cast iron components have buckled and fractured
over the years.

In 1993, a survey of the bridge found the 1933 era carriageways could
take 40 tonne vehicles but the footways, dating from 1879, could only
take the weight of pedestrians.

Bollards were installed as a temporary measure to protect the footways
from vehicles accidentally mounting the pavement.

Diversions will be put in place while the bridge is closed.

James H
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Mahdi West · Roll and fritter Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 16

Regeneration strategy??? Is there one?

It's hard to see how much more damage the council can do to Paisley town centre, still give them their due; they're trying.

Stuball · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject:

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HollowHorn · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject:

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harky2402 · Roll and sausage Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 47

Moody shot of the mills there Stuball.

Good shots from the top of the tower in the Abbey Hollowhorn... been up there once, hell of a climb but well worth it in the end.

Doog Doog · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

Doog Doog · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Sorry,pic 4 should be titled as :
Former canteen for Ferguslie mill,since re-built as dwellings as part of a housing development called Stable Grove
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james73 · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject:

Everybody knows that Paisley is Scotland’s biggest town. Isn’t it? Wrong, it's EK! (Evening Times)

FOR more than 200 years it has boasted the title of Scotland's largest town. But
now Paisley has lost her crown to the country's oldest New Town - East Kilbride.

Following the explosion in the textile trade in the early 19th century, Paisley
has been the town with the highest population in Scotland. But the latest figures
show East Kilbride just pips the Renfrewshire town by a margin of 27 people.

East Kilbride councillor Christopher Thomson says the accolade of Scotland's
biggest town is well-deserved. He claims the town's bright future has been luring
families to the area - boosting EK's population to 74,667 compared with Paisley's
74,640.

Mr Thomson said: "Residents are proud of what we have achieved in East Kilbride.
For a new town we have had a lot of successes but these are due to the people
who live here, who have helped attract businesses by their dedication and ability
to work hard.

"I can't confirm names at the moment, but we have several new businesses
who will be moving to the town, giving employment opportunities to local people."

With easy transport links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and England, EK, which
celebrated her 60th birthday in 2007, has attracted big-name businesses such
as Rolls Royce and Coca Cola.

And local firms are helping buck the economic trend, such as sandwich firm
Pronto Fresh who have attracted a £1million deal from supermarket chain Aldi.

It has also doubled its workforce in the last year and expanded its factory.

James H
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sputnik · Single Fish Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 195

27 people,thats only cos they never counted the dossers .paisley wins hands down.ye cannae hiv awe they pubs for nae reason.