Paisley Thread Mill Museum

Paisley Thread Mill Museum Paisley Thread Mill Museum: Spinning Stories, Weaving Heritage — Discover the Legacy of Renfrewshire’s World-Famous Thread Industry

Admission free.

The museum is on the mezzanine first floor of the main Mile End building of Abbey Mill business centre. There is an accessible lift to reach the first floor from reception on the ground floor. Access to the building is step free - the main reception doors can be heavy but do open inwards. Face coverings must be worn during your visit unless you are exempt under Scottish government rules.

Paisley Thread Mill Museum is delighted to be taking part in Doors Open Day.
22/08/2026

Paisley Thread Mill Museum is delighted to be taking part in Doors Open Day.

03/07/2026

Tomorrow is Sma Shot day in Paisley but have you ever wondered, what is a Sma Shot. Have a watch ❤️

01 July 1916. On this 110th Anniversary of the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme, we remember George Thomson former em...
01/07/2026

01 July 1916. On this 110th Anniversary of the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme, we remember George Thomson former employee of Anchor Mill who was killed in action on this day in 1916.

George was a clerk in the Counting House and served with 17th Batt. Light Infantry.

At 07.30 on 1 July 1916, officers blew their whistles. Roughly 100,000 British soldiers climbed out of their trenches and began walking across no man's land in straight lines, weighed down by heavy equipment.

By the end of the first day, the British Army suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead. Most of these men were slaughtered within the first hour.

Today we remember George and all those who lost their lives in military campaigns throughout the years.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

We have another couple of models that’s been added to our childhood cabinet. Which includes a Ferguslie Fire Engine a...
28/06/2026

We have another couple of models that’s been added to our childhood cabinet. Which includes a Ferguslie Fire Engine and a Boys Brigade die cast model bus. We think they look amazing

Over the past week we’ve had a number of international visitors from Switzerland, Finland, Australia and a small group f...
27/06/2026

Over the past week we’ve had a number of international visitors from Switzerland, Finland, Australia and a small group from Hong Kong who are pictured below.

24/06/2026

Today our volunteer Clarke was interviewed by STV News, he told the story of Archie McLean who taught the Brazilians how to play passing football. Our thanks to STV News and Vanessa for your visit today. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Good luck Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Sharing for our friends Renfrewshire Tapestry. Please support if you can.
04/06/2026

Sharing for our friends Renfrewshire Tapestry. Please support if you can.

We were delighted to receive this fabulous Corgi model of a Paisley & District Omnibus Co. Ltd. double decker bus as par...
26/05/2026

We were delighted to receive this fabulous Corgi model of a Paisley & District Omnibus Co. Ltd. double decker bus as part of a larger donation kindly gifted to the museum byRichard Vassie

The beautifully detailed model advertises Clark’s Anchor Crochet Cotton, a famous Paisley made product from J & J Clark

This particular model is a Corgi “Public Transport” die-cast replica of a Guy Arab double decker bus, a type commonly seen on British roads during the 1940s and 1950s. The Paisley & District Omnibus Company served the local community for many decades before becoming part of Western SMT in the 1960s.

The bus has now reached its final stop and taken pride of place in our Childhood Cabinet.

Thanks again Richard for you kind donation

New addition to our Wartime Cabinet.
24/05/2026

New addition to our Wartime Cabinet.

Address

Mile End Mill, Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA11JS

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+441418471111

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