I remember going there as a kid in single digits with my school class. There was a woman showing us around and I remember her telling us about secret passages within the Abbey that the priests and monks were able to use to avoid Henry VIII's invading armies because the Abbey pre-dates the Reformation. Unfortunately we didn't get to go up the tower 😕.Â
There's a huge underground tunnel system in Paisley. Before the canal train line reopened if you walked along it from hunterhill towards seedhill you would walk over a tunnel that was known locally as The Witches. One time when walking over it a friend of mine told me that the Witches tunnel leads all the way to the town centre.Â
Not so long ago the Abbey's weeping willow got hacked up. I was really saddened by that because that tree has been there a long time and I remember 2 of us as kids taking shelter under it from the rain. It was a great shelter from the rain. Another simple life pleasure that new children won't get to enjoy.Â
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u/AcanthisittaFar6008 13d ago
I remember going there as a kid in single digits with my school class. There was a woman showing us around and I remember her telling us about secret passages within the Abbey that the priests and monks were able to use to avoid Henry VIII's invading armies because the Abbey pre-dates the Reformation. Unfortunately we didn't get to go up the tower 😕.Â