Club Possessions

Below is a picture of some of the various artefacts that the club has collected over the years. Hover your mouse over their numers to know more about that particular artefact.

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Section of the Crookston Yew: labelled – “This piece of the Crookston Yew Tree received from Sir William Stirling Maxwell of Pollock Bart by William Hector, Sheriff Clerk of Renfrewshire, is by him presented to Robert Brow Esq. of Underwood Park, 1st January 1876.”

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Nanse Tannock’s Bannock Plate. Presented to the Paisley Burns Club by Adam Armour.

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Beaker from the Globe Hotel, Paisley, location of the first meeting of Paisley Burns Club on January 29th, 1805

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Snuff Horn – Respectfully presented to the Taylors Society of Paisley by James Hart & George McGown, 1809. Paisley Burns Club aquired it on 25th Jan. 1930. The gift of Norman M. MacKean. Filled and circulated every year at the club Annual Dinner

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Vice President’s Mell. Presented to the Paisley Burns Club by Frank W. Heys, 1934.

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Snuff Box made from Queen Mary’s Yew, Crookston. “This chip off the block of the ‘Burns Club Mell’, is now presented to James Caldwell by his sincere friend John Guy. Jan 25th MDCCCLXXVIII.” (1878)

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Wood and Silver Quaich – presented to Mr George Lyallby by the members of the Social Club, Paisley 24th April, 1827. Wood from the Crookston Yew.

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Silver Quaich – presented to the Paisley Burns Club by Frank W. Heys, 1934.

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Ale Caup made of the Ellerslie Wallace Oak. Presented by Archibald Speirs Esq. M.P. to the Paisley Burns Club 29th Jan 1816.

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Snuff Box. Made of the wood from the foundations of the Auld Brig O’ Ayr built 1252. From Colonel Paton to Paisley Burns Club, 1910.

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“Burns’ Favourite Caup”. Presented to the Paisley Burns Club 29th Jan. 1814, at their ninth anniversary meeting to commemorate the birth of the Bard, by James Armour, brother to the poet’s “ain dear Jean.”

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Gavel – Gleniffer Burns Club, instituted 20th Sept. 1892. Presented by J. Arthur, Paisley.

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Gavel made from the Crookston Yew. Presented by Sir William Stirling Maxwell, Baronet M.P. to the Paisley Burns Club, 1875. Box made from The Elderslie Wallace Oak. Presented by Lady Anne Speirs, for her son Alexander Archibald Speirs Esq. of Elderslie, to the Paisley Burns Club, 25 Jan. 1876.