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Old paintings of the Course
Paintings of Pollok Estate c1830
The painting depicts Pollok House viewed from the north-east. The birds in the bottom corners are scraps which were pasted onto the watercolour at a later date.
A woman stands in the foreground talking to a workman. Another labourer is wheeling a barrow to Pollok House in the distance. The Maxwell family coat of arms is shown at the top, centre. A scrap in the shape of a large hare has been pasted into the right hand corner
The estate offices and stables were built in the 18th century to the south-east of the house on the site of the old castle. The range of buildings was erected around a courtyard (now known as the Old Stable Courtyard) and incorporates fragments of earlier buildings including a 17th century arch. A weir can be seen to the right: water from the White Cart was used to power a sawmill. The two birds in the bottom corners are scraps which were pasted onto the watercolour at a later date.
Pollok House is in the centre, partly hidden by trees, and was built between 1747 and 1752 for Sir John Maxwell, the second baronet. To the left is the bridge over the White Cart Water, built in 1758. The Maxwell family coat of arms has been added at the top, as have verses from a poem.
Pollok House is shown side-on with a white fence separating the house from the parkland. The bird and dog, right, are scraps pasted onto the painting at a later date.
It depicts a view looking across the White Cart Water towards some small cottages or outbuildings. National Trust
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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