In the following pages you will find different aspects of Renfrew, from its history and the creation of  the Royal Burgh to the Renfrew of shipbuilders and others who lived in small tenement flats, attended the local schools and churches, and  the many pubs! Entertainment was a visit to the Regal or Moorpark Cinema, a go-as-you-please in the Robertson Park, a game of putting or bowls or  listening to the local Brass Band, and occasionally going to 'the shows'. Renfrew even boasted its own football team, the Renfrew Juniors, still in action today. Children were encouraged to join the Brownies and Girl Guides, the Boy Scouts or the Boys Brigade and attend one of  the many different Sunday schools around the town.

These pages are a tribute to the ordinary working folk who lived there, whose hard work 'fed the weans', many generations of my own family among them.  

I hope you enjoy your visit here and I thank all those good people who generously gave us their time, their love and lots of 'pieces and jam' in our childhood. Renfrew was a good place to grow up and they gave us a great deal in spite of 'the war'.

This website is dedicated to Isabella  Hunt Andrew, my mother and Barbara Diven Scott Andrew, my grandmother and all the good friends and relatives who made our lives so pleasant.

In the Schools section you will find some old school pictures. If you have more and would like to share them with us, please email me to add them in. If you find yourself in one of the pictures please let me know who you are and  where you are. If you have any interesting anecdotes about Renfrew please send them to me to add in.

Above all - Haste ye back!

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