Paisley Drain

‘Digging the Great Drain’ 

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is hosting a free public screening of a documentary about Paisley's medieval past at its Paisley Campus (P Block) on Friday 21 June 2013, 12.30pm.

The 33-minute documentary, Down the Great Drain, centres on the recent archaeological investigation of Paisley Abbey and its unique monastic drain. The drain has produced important artefacts and valuable information providing new insights into Paisley’s role as a significant religious, cultural and commercial centre in medieval times.

The documentary was produced and directed by filmmaker Tony Grace and narrated by Jane Robertson, who are both Senior Lecturers in the University’s School of Creative and Cultural Industries.

It was made by the University in conjunction with the Renfrewshire Local History Forum, with funding and support from Paisley North and Paisley South Local Area committees of Renfrewshire Council. The Renfrewshire Local History Forum has organised the recent excavations around the monastic drain with GUARD Archaeology Ltd. Historic Scotland will also be in attendance at the event.

A buffet lunch will be available after the screening and Q&A for project partners and collaborators.

RSVP: mediaacademy@uws.ac.uk
or 
Call 0141 848 3661 (between 9 – 1pm) for further information. We look forward to hearing from you.




Jocelyn Turley, Administrator
Media Academy Knowledge Exchange (MAKE)
University of the West of Scotland
A211, Barbour Building
Paisley, PA1 2BE TEL: (0141) 848 3661

850 Years of Paisley Abbey

Celebrating 850 Years of Paisley Abbey

Saturday 7 September 2013

In Paisley Abbey

Plans are being made for a conference to be held on Saturday, 7^th of September, 2013, to celebrate the history of Paisley Abbey since its foundation in 1163.
It is expected that the morning session will concentrate on the period up to the seventeenth century and the afternoon session from the eighteenth century.
The morning session will include subjects such as the medieval cult of St Mirin, the early Abbots in Paisley, the Abbey estates and the use of their resources, and the archaeology and architecture of the Place of Paisley.
The afternoon papers will concentrate on the Abbey’s place in the wider Scottish context and on its interaction with the growing town of Paisley.

Paisley Abbey 850 Conference 2013 Leaflet & Application Form

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ABBEY 850 CONFERENCE – PROGRAMME

Gilbert Márkus

Paisley, the Stewarts, and the Use of Saints

Professor Richard Oram

The Abbey, its Estate and the Changing Face of the Land

Alan Steel

Patrons, Troublemakers and Angry Abbots

Tom Addyman

The Archaeology of the Cloister and Place of Paisley –
a new investigation and analysis

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Professor Charles McKean

The Modernising of Paisley 1750 – 1820 – the use of the Abbey lands and the formation of the new town

David Roberts

Fighting the Good Fight: The Life and Times of the Reverend Patrick Brewster”- charismatic People’s Champion or bigoted self-important windbag?

Rev Tom Davidson Kelly

An Edwardian Scots Medieval Architect – Macgregor Chalmers and the 20h Century Choir Restoration