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‘ Paisley heritag w;1s,...a step by Corinne Boyle PAISLEYâ€"The people of Paisley took a step back in time during Heritage Days which ran Erom July ii to July 12. One of the feature activities during the week was a heritage tour, when people got a chance to have a closer look at three of i Lhe heritage buildings in the town. A tour through the home of Margaret Jean Hutton on Church Street gave visitors an opportunity to see the insole of the huge home which, through the years, has been the house of several doctors. The doctors‘ waiting room and office have been renovated to become part of the residence. The high ceilings, huge archway: and detailed woodwork are architectural features of the French renaissance house, Various antique articles and furniture are incorporated into the decore tle the lzill \VlndOWS are draperl With handmarir i'urtains. Lewis and Marilyn Collman also opened their Victoria Street home to visitors for the tour, A HERITAG: TOUR in Paisley gave people a <hunce to look bark in time. The homes toured, sourcing oi the iap right and moving counter» clockwise include‘ ‘I -The Millworks owned by me Bob Johnston came. ly; 2 - Margaret qun Hutton home, French Rennissunte. on Churrh svreai: a - Lewis and Marilyn CON» mun home. Gnihir architecture on viciorin Street: a . Woodworking shop at The Millwovks: 5 - line shah and wooden gear, basmeni of The Millwcrks. The Cofiman home, built in 1866, is the best example of Gothic architecture in the village. The home was built in a cross pat- tern and four chimneys are constructed at the far reaches of each of the tour comers. The most striking feature of the home, a bay window, is in its original state With thin panes of hand-crafted glass. Furniture throughout the home reflects the period and care has been taken to maintain the heritage value of the structure. Many of those on the afternoon tour were quite interested in getting a look inside the old Fisher Mill, Uie third stop on the tour. Tlll.‘ mill, built in 1855, has been transformed into a business and residence by Bob Johnston. Johnston moved to Paisley in 1975 and opened his woodwork mg business, The Millworks. The main floor of the huge miil serves as the woodworking workshop and Johnston lrnnslnrmfil in? mm nnm iniu a c walking tour has-km; .1 we. residence where he. his Wife and their three children live. Two powerful waiter wheels, used when the mill was in operation, are still located in the basement of the building. The work done within the walls of the old Paisley mill is in keeping with the setting Johston's restoration and reproduction work has gone into heritage-style honioo. churches and museums across Ontario. Johnston says he must enjoys the work he does for buildings which date hark in [he 13005. Johnston does not iidi‘t’t‘tisr- his husine. but the high quality of the finished p ducts that leave his shop is known across the province. The tour (ii the Ihl'llt‘ was Just one (if "to ways that the pimple nr Paisley r li-hi'aiml the hpriLngr oi Ibo lnim lltrltt e ll Celebrélllunb looked at till (4 or i town 5 history and gave petipl lii'l' in lake a Slup back into the only. ui in» mmmimiiy i r