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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
DYE WORKS [Bridge Street]	Bridge Street Dye Works Bridge Street Dye Works Bridge Street Dye Works Bridge Street Dye Works	Mr David Semple, Writer Mr William Hodge Town Clerk Provost R Brown Mr John Stalker Occupier	012.02	Middling extensive Dye Works, Situated in Bridge Street, at the north end of Abbey Bridge, the principal Work Carried on here is hank dyeing in Woollen, Cotton and Silk. Trustees to the late Mr MacGilps Proprietor Mr John Stalker junior Occupier
ABBEY BRIDGE	Abbey Bridge Abbey Bridge Abbey Bridge	Mr David Semple Writer Mr William Hodge Town Clerk Provost R Brown	012.02	A Substantial Bridge of three Arches, Spanning the River Cart, and Situated in Bridge Street, and Adjacent to the Old Abbey, from which it takes its name Was erected in 1763 and Widened in 1829, It can't be Ascertained from what funds this bridge was Originally built, as there are no books or documents of any Kind, either in the possession of the town Authorities , or the Marquis of Abercorn's law Agents, at the present time, from which the necessary information could be gleaned, But the repairs made in 1829 Was from Subscriptions Amongst the Community of Paisley and persons in its Vicinity, the Bridge is repaired jointly by the Burgh Road Trust, the Newtown Road Trust & County Bridge Trust, each paying 1/3 of the expense for repairs _ It is not recognised as a County Bridge_

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TOWN OF PAISLEY

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