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‘Five fingers’ changed Paisley’s Skyline
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23 August 2016

‘Five fingers’ changed Paisley’s Skyline

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”]Foxbar used to comprise of five high flats; Waverley Court, Oliphant Court, Montrose Court, Marmion Court and Heriot Court.  They were known locally as the ‘five fingers’.

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Foxbar used to comprise of five high flats; Waverley Court, Oliphant Court, Montrose Court, Marmion Court and Heriot Court.  They were known locally as the ‘five fingers’.

Paisley’s skyline was changed in 1996 when  Waverley Court was demolished.  The building had been lying unused and derelict for many years.

Montrose Court, Marmion Court and Heriot Court were later demolished on 12th December 2004.
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The vacant land has now been developed with a care home and residential housing surrounding the last remaining high flat, Oliphant Court.
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