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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ABBEY [Paisley] | The Abbey The Abbey The Abbey The Abbey |
Mr David Semple, Writer Mr William Hodge, Town Clerk Provosts R Brown Revd [Reverend] Charles McKenzie, R.C. Clergyman |
012.02 | The Remains of a fine Old Monastery, Situated on the Eastern bank of the River Cart, and Said to have been built in the year 1160 during the Reign of Malcolm the IV. The Church of the Monastery when entire Appears to have Consisted of a Nave, Transept, Choir, With Saint Mirren's Chapel, and the Other monastic buildings Attached, it was After the model of a Cathedral, in the form of a Cross, Surmounted by a lofty Steeple. |
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TOWN OF PAISLEY
Nave (Church)
Transept (In Ruins)
Choir (In Ruins)
Cloister Court
St. Mirren's Chapel or Sounding Aisle
Queen Marjory's Tomb
Dormitory
Chapter House
Refectory and Principal Residence
Primitive Methodist Chapel
Independent Chapel
The Nave, which is now the Parish Church of the Abbey Parish, underwent a thorough repair in 1789
it is what is termed a Collegiate Church and has two Ministers assigned to it, the Minister of the first Charge
is allowed a Manse and About 5½ Acres of Glebe land, by the Heritors of the Parish. The Walls of the
Side Ailes of the Nave are Surmounted by a Plain Parapet at About 27 feet from the ground, the Walls of
the Nave rise About 33 feet higher, and the Parapet is pureed by embrasures, the Side Ailes are lighted
by Pointed Windows in the decorated Style, divided by Mullions into two, three and four lights,
The grand entrance to the Church is by Abbey Close, and is an elevation of much dignity, composed of
a grand Central and two lateral compartments, Seperated, and flanked by buttresses, three of Which are
terminated by recently erected Cones, a Similar one of which is on the east Side of the nave. The
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