The Philosophical Institution, helped establish the School of Arts in 1836, which become a Government School of Design in 1846, one of twenty similar institutions established in UK manufacturing centres from 1837-1851.
The Philosophical Institution, combined with the threading industry helped establish the School of Arts in 1836, succeeded by the Government School of Design in 1846. Paisley Government School of Design was one of twenty similar institutions established in the United Kingdom's manufacturing centres from 1837-1851.