three mile house Paisley Road

[LindaMc]

Hello Nancy

While visiting my parents in Glasgow last week, I came across a litle book called OLD CARDONALD. On page three I found the following information which I thought would interest you.

A picture of Paisley Road Toll, Glasgow looking west.

For centuries, traffic leaving Glasgow for Paisley and Renfrew went through the toll at Bridge Street and travelled along the road west before reaching the next toll which was at the present Paisley Road Toll. Here the road divided, with the fork on the right leading to Renfrew and the fork on the left leading to Paisley. There were stages for coaches on this stretch of road and the first was situated around the top of the present Broomloan Road. As it was roughly two miles from Glasgow it was called 'Two Mile House'. The next toll,'Three Mile House' was known as Halfway as it stood halfway between Glasgow and Paisley. It was on the boundary between Govan Parish in Lanarkshire and Paisley Abbey Parish in Renfrewshire.

On the next page is a picture of Halfway taken in 1905 with the following information:

Before Paisley Road West was constructed in 1753, the route from Halfway continued up over the hills and along the line of the present Moss Heights, Wedderlea Drive, South Hillington Farm and Arkleston Road, before reaching Paisley.

In the early nineteenth century Halfway had cottages, an Inn a smithy and a school. The school was the Three-Mile Subscription School which had been established on the death of one Richardson of Ralston in 1840. He left nearly£1000 'to assist in erecting and maintaining in all time coming a school in the neighbourhood of the Three-Mile House'. The pupils mostly came from Three-Mile House but some came from areas further afield including Ibrox,Hillington Toll and Crookston.

Hope this is of interest to you.

Linda

[nancy]

Hello there Linda,thanks a bundle for giving me this info on Three Mile House It's brilliant.I buy all the books on Old Paisley,so i should be able to get Cardonald one in one of the book shops.Even if i dont,ive still got your info here Thanks again,Linda,Cheers Nancy

[LindaMc]

Hi Nancy

I think I bought this book in Braehead centre a couple of years ago.
The title is Old CARDONALD and the author is Bill Spalding. The price on the back is £6.99 and if you had to order it the number is ISBN 1 84033 082 1.
Published by: Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree Sawmill, The Lade, Ochiltree, Ayrshire KA 18 2NX Telephone 01290 423114

You were asking about the Chapel where your ancestors were married, well according to this book, the Catholics from around Halfway were ministered by St. Anthony's Parish at Govan Cross. Later on they were able to use the Convent Chapel at Maryland House. But this was after 1902.

Glad to be able to help.

Linda

[nancy]

Hi Linda,you're a treasure. Thanks for more info!I went with my daughter today to Braehead,she was taking pc for healthcheck.I thought i'll browse bookshop as i may just find book there!Then! we noticed closing down sale in sportshop.Next thing we knew it was time to get kids from school Never mind,i'll phone tomorrow and enquire about book!In the run up to Christmas those kind of books,should be on shelves.I quite often get birthday or Christmas pressies of Paisley books.I would think Maryland house is probably Nazareth House now.I'll see what i can find out.Thanks again for all your help! Cheers Nancy

[WilmaM]

Nancy, those books should be available in most libraries.

Why not check the on-line catalogue for Renfrewshire at:

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

and see if it's there, I know that it's in the Falkirk library.

[nelmit]

Hi Linda,you're a treasure. Thanks for more info!I went with my daughter today to Braehead,she was taking pc for healthcheck.I thought i'll browse bookshop as i may just find book there!Then! we noticed closing down sale in sportshop.Next thing we knew it was time to get kids from school Never mind,i'll phone tomorrow and enquire about book!In the run up to Christmas those kind of books,should be on shelves.I quite often get birthday or Christmas pressies of Paisley books.I would think Maryland house is probably Nazareth House now.I'll see what i can find out.Thanks again for all your help! Cheers Nancy

Hi Nancy,

You can buy this any many other 'Old Glasgow' books in the same format from Bookworld in Braehead and Browns newsagent on the Paisley Road West (across the road from the Argosy pub) has the whole range.

Regards,
Annette M

[LindaMc]

Hi Nancy

The Sisters of Nazareth arrived in Cardonald in 1902 and were initially based at Maryland House which (when the book was published) was still standing behind the Social Security offices at the corner of Paisley Road West and Corkerhill Road. Nazareth House was opened in 1906.

Regards
Linda

[nancy]

Hi Wilma, I'll borrow and have a good read,then drop hints for Christmas pressies. Annette,thanks for pinpointing bookshops,can't recall shop,but know where Argossy pub is and Linda,thanks for info on Nazareth House as it seems forever to have been a landmark since i was small,on long journey to and from glasgow Thanks to you all for your very helpful info.Cheers Nancy

[alimac]

My great grandparents owned or managed the Halfway House Inn. They were originally from the Islands - Skye and Islay I think.
My Dad has a photograph of that part of PRW showing the Inn. Don't know much more beyond that just now.

[John Gorevan]

Hi Alimac, Could you possibly contact me about the Halfway House Inn and your grandfather that once owned it.

Cheers

John Gorevan (www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk)