Paisley mural No. 01: "The Kingfisher" by Mark Worst (2017) on Johnston Street, Paisley town centre.

The Kingfisher

by Mark Worst · 2017

Street
Johnston Street
Painted
2017
Stop
01 of 50

The story

A tribute to Alexander Wilson, the Paisley-born weaver-poet credited with founding ornithology as a science.

You'll find it on Johnston Street in Paisley town centre — a free, self-guided walk that takes in fifty painted walls across the old streets.

Mark Worst has 9 murals on the trail in total. Look out for their other work as you walk the route.

The mural is on a public street, free to view, and visible day or night — though you'll get the best photos in daylight. Use the interactive trail map to plan your walk.

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If you know more about this mural — the artist, the year, the story behind it — please drop us a line. The trail is a community project and we update it whenever new information turns up.

Next stop
No. 02 — The Kingfisher by Mark Worst, Johnston Street.
It's a short walk along Johnston Street — keep going to find the next painted wall.
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