Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise When? Wednesday 27th May 2026, 1pm Where? The Govan Stones Project, Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Rd, Glasgow, G51 3UU Auld stanes and auld kirkyards,…

Between April and November during 2026 and 2027 we will be giving free historic graveyard tours throught Renfrewshire. The full list can be found on our dedicated Tours page. The…

Original Secession Church Graveyard, Abbey Close, Paisley 28th & 29th March 2026 The date of our first survey has been pencilled in for the weekend of 28–29 March. This small…

This memorial for John Storie of Paisley in the graveyard of the former Castlehead Church just off Canal Street in Paisley has always attracted my attention. Who was he? What…

We can now confirm the date and times of our project consultation and recruitment sessions across Renfrewshire. The Consultation / Volunteer sessions will be held on: There will also be…

Announcing Heritage Buddies Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise Heritage Buddies Project Launched to Explore and Preserve Renfrewshire’s Historic Graveyards The Urban Historian is proud to announce the launch of Heritage…

Heritage Buddies is a new project from The Urban Historian and Renfrewshire Heritage to investigate the historic graveyards of Renfrewshire. The project will establish two volunteer research groups to investigate…