Entire Book : Pollokshaws – A Brief History
First edition in 1980 by Jack Gibson. Second Edition 2010.
For Maps which include Pooktoun Village, – see this Post
Original caption: “You have played very well indeed,” said “Bobby” Jones, when in the sixth round in the Amateur Open Championship, he walked towards Andrew Jamieson, the 21-year-old Scot, who had defeated him on the 15th green.
Entire Book : Pollokshaws – A Brief History
First edition in 1980 by Jack Gibson. Second Edition 2010.
For Maps which include Pooktoun Village, – see this Post
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An audience watching a sham fight photographed by Duncan Brown. A sham fight was a mock battle, staged as a training exercise for military units.
This is probably the sham fight of Saturday 28 September 1861 which was held on what is now Pollok Golf Course. The fight was organised by the Volunteers of Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire who wished to demonstrate the military competence of the newly-raised Volunteer forces. Continue reading “Sham Fight (1861)”
Duncan Brown (1819-1897) was a talented amateur photographer whose work documents aspects of Glasgow life from the 1850s until the 1890s.
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Pollok House was built between 1747 and 1752 in Pollok Park for the second baronet, Sir John Maxwell. The Maxwell family had settled at Pollok in the Middle Ages and built three castles on the estate before Pollok House. The story that Pollok House was designed by the famous architect William Adam appears to be untrue, although he may have been consulted by Sir John.
In the centre of this image a carriage can be seen crossing a bridge which was built across the White Cart in 1758. A man and woman are fishing in the foreground. Pollok House and Pollok Park were given to the city in 1966 and the house is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland.
From http://www.theglasgowstory.com
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Watercolours showing Pollok House by an unknown artist c 1830. This is a series of paintings commissioned by the Maxwell family depicting buildings and views on the Pollok Estate.
Reproduced with the permission of the National Trust for Scotland. From http://www.theglasgowstory.com