Just inside the entrance is a greeting which says: "This is a House of Friendship. This is a House of Service. For Families, For Lonely Folk. For the People of Govan. For the Strangers of the World. Welcome."

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Known as the PI for short, it was built for the people of Govan in memory of William Pearce, the manager of the Fairfield Shipyard, who died in 1888.

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Part of the Scots Renaissance style Pearce Institute on Govan Road in Glasgow. Designed by Rowand Anderson in 1892, it was opened in 1906.

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