Paisley Gas Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Paisley Gas WorksServed by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Description
These gas works were located at Underwood to the west of Paisley's town centre. It belonged to Paisley Corporation.
There were coal delivery sidings on the north side of the Glasgow-Ayr line, approached by reversal from the east. Stoneybrae Junction and Paisley Gilmour Street were to the west.
The frame of a single gasometer remains here today.
Tags
Gas WorksExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
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07/01/2019
| Nearby stations Paisley St James Paisley West Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley Canal [1st] Paisley Hamilton Street Paisley Canal Paisley Abercorn Ferguslie Paisley East Elderslie Potterhill Sandyford Halt Hawkhead Hawkhead [1st] Stanely | Paisley Western Coal Depot [2nd] Paisley Western Coal Depot [1st] Paisley St James Shed Underwood Weaving Mills Caledonia Engineering Works St James Junction Underwood Coal Depot Underwood Viaduct Linwood Junction Abercorn Oil Works St Mirren Engineering Works Paisley Mineral Depot [GSW] Tourist/other King Street Signal Box Stoneybrae Signal Box Stoneybrae Twin Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1899 | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Deviations authorised. Branch to Paisley Gas Works authorised (not built). |
