Old Photograph Neilson Institute Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of the Neilson Institute in Paisley by Glasgow, Scotland. The John Neilson Educational Institution at Oakshawhead, Paisley, opened to pupils in April 1852. John Neilson was a Paisley grocer who died in 1839, aged 61, and was buried in Paisley Abbey. John Neilson's will directed a large portion of his wealth to be used to build a school and to establish a fund to finance the education of boys who would not otherwise be able to afford an education. His nephew, Archibald Gardner, was one of the executors and he dedicated himself to the task of establishing the school.



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