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23-06-2009, 05:02 PM
The Institute Nightclub in the centre of Paisley was once a busy club full of revellers ( and chavs ) - it was called Make for the Border previously. The Institute was housed in another building in Paisley - a very nice old listed building until 1998 when a fire gutted it, mysteriosly their new premises also had a fire about 4 years ago.
Very trashed, chavved - but some gems do remain ;


the uninspiring exterior - more like a warehouse than anything else - there were two bars - one housed in the taller structure to the right and the other to the left


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the bar to the right


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funky wall design - they were full of tea candles!!
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vodka?
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above this bars false ceiling there were remnants of an older funky scheme
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the second bar housed the main dance floor - this is the route down to the floor
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the dance floor at the top of these steps and the DJ box in the centre - I can just imagine the row of folk along the banister to the upper left standing watching the dancers
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Anyone want a free ticket?
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This was hidden behind a false wall - a guinness advert
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and this was hidden also - my favourite


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time to get your coat from the cloakroom
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and leave past the ticket office
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security tapes
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thanks for looking