The Pearce institute is known locally as the PI. The Pearce Institute was designed by Sir Rowand Anderson. Construction of the PI began in 1902, was completed in 1906, and designed in the style of a large 17th century town house. The PI was intended to be a social centre for the community, offering the working men and women of Govan reading rooms and clubs, a library, a gymnasium, cooking and laundry facilities, and a retiring room. In addition, the organ, stage, and gallery in the McLeod Hall made it a popular venue for dances and social gatherings.  

The PI was gifted to the working men and women of Govan by Lady Dinah Pearce in memory of her late husband Sir Willam Pearce MP. Sir William Pearce MP was the first member of parliament for Govan and manager of the Fairfield shipyards. 

On the wall at the entrance to the building is the greeting: 

"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." 

The Pearce Institute is a category “A” listed building in recognition of its national and international architectural and historic importance. 

During our investigation, we observed a variety of phenomena. In the McLeod Hall, we inflated balloons and placed them on the dance floor, where they moved despite the absence of any detectable drafts. We used an anemometer to confirm that there were no drafts. In the McLeod Hall, we asked if any spirits present could use the balloons to indicate where they had met the love of their life. One balloon exhibited animated behaviour in response to this question.

In the Billiard room, we heard tapping and creaking sounds. This occurred when the group conversed among themselves. This could be attributed to changes in temperature caused by body heat. On one occasion, we heard three distinct knocks. We contacted the other groups via radio to confirm their locations at the time of the knocks. The other groups confirmed that they were not on the same floor or in the adjacent room.

The basement of the Pearce Institute proved to be the most active area. There is a small room at the far end of the basement. Group members placed a motion-activated music box outside the small room and asked if any spirits present outside the room would like to communicate. The music box would activate directly after questions. The music box was then placed inside the small basement room and would activate in response to direct questions. Group members experienced temperature drops during this vigil.

During the investigation a lot of our cameras decided to malfunction and the video and pictures have been lost. Could this be due to paranormal activity or technical fault?