A different view than the usual one of Pollok House in Glasgow. Built in 1752, it's thought to have been designed by Allan Dreghorn. The entrance hall was added in 1890 and was designed by Rowand Anderson.
It's that time of year again where mallard ducks start turning up in rather unexpected places as they look for somewhere safe to build a nest. This was a pair I came across today perched on a balustrade in the courtyard of Pollok House in Glasgow.
You only begin to appreciate just how many fireplaces were required to keep old buildings, like Glasgow's Pollok House, warm when you start counting the chimneys. In this case, there's more than thirty. That's a lot of grates to be cleared of the previous day's ashes each morning before the fires could be re-set in time for the family getting up for breakfast.
The wonderful Pollok House, standing in what is now Pollok Country Park, close to the M77 and a little over three miles SW of Glasgow city centre. It was built between 1747 and 1752 to replace a nearby castle that was then cleared. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glasgow/pollokhouse/index.html
A gorgeous bit of plasterwork wall decoration from Pollok House in Glasgow featuring a range of tropical sea shells, including Queen Conch, Helmet Conch, Horse Conch and Cowries.
This most likely reflects the Victorian mania for collecting all sorts of things, including sea shells. However, it may also reflect links between the family which owned Pollok House and slave plantations on St Kitts in the West Indies where many of these shells can be found.
The grand entrance hall and staircase of Pollok House in Glasgow. Pollok House was originally built in 1752, but this entrance hall was added by R. Rowand Anderson in 1890. It was given to the City of Glasgow in 1966.
Love this head at the gate by Lodge at Pollok House in Glasgow. It might have been built in the 19th Century, but I'm sure he served me coffee in the west end just the other day!