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Geography & Local Tours
- Coach trip Johnstone to Howwood Circa 1955
- In the first part of the video a coach leaves from outside the Cecil chippy (Sandros) then makes its way up the high street, MacDowall Street and on to Howwood. The second part shows a tour of Johnstone. Sadly not great quality.
- NLS video of Renfrewshire Foxhunt pre WW2
- This video from the National Library of Scotland Screen Archive shows a selection of local foxhunt meetings throughout Renfrewshire. The date is not stated but is certainly pre WW2. You can see Johnstone Castle in the background in some of the scenes.
- McCrimmon Family from Johnstone
- The McCrimmon films of Johnstone were left by the family at Paisley Museum and were recently digitised following efforts by the Paisley Camcorder Club to preserve local film history. It depicts many aspects of local life.
- History of Johnstone Castle
- YouTube Video of the History of Johnstone Castle by Roger Griffith.
- Festival of Johnstone
- A short video from the 1950's of the Johnstone Festival passing down the High Street en route to Shanks Park.
- Around the Town in 2021
- A short drone video of Johnstone by Kukscinema Scotland. This video of what is normally a busy town was taken during the lockdown.
- Scenes from Renfrewshire
- Family film of the Ritchie family from around 1930.
- Johnstone Castle in the Snow
- No harbinger of a glacial epoch, but a definite change of scene.
Transportation
- Johnstone Trams
- From 1904 to 1932 Glasgow, Johnstone and Kilbarchan were but a few pence apart.
Serendipity
- Johnstone Street Names : Volume 1
- 19-Nov-2021
- Johnstone Journey : A genealogical quest
- 08-Apr-2022
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