Pollok Estate

Reference:GB 3143 11
Dates of Creation:1783 - 1921
Name of Creator:
Language of Material:English
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
This small archive comprises 2 title deeds, papers in relation to the acquisition of land for the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, and a map drawn up at the time of the sale of the Estate in 1921.
Administrative / Biographical History
Pollok Castle Estate, al. Pollock Estate, comprised extensive tracts of land in Mearns Parish to the East and South of Balgray reservoir.
The Estate had been held by the family of that name since the time of Alexander III.
A Peel tower had existed on the site but was demolished in the later 17th century, its remains incorporated into the extensive mansion. This was damaged by fire in 1882, rebuild thereafter, and demolished in 1947.
Arrangement
The papers have been arranged as follows:
1. title deeds
2. railway records
3. disposition
Access Information
There are no restrictions on access.
Acquisition Information
The papers had been held in the store at Neilston Leisure Centre until they were transferred to the Council Records Manager as part of Accession 2006/03. Item 3/2 was passed to the archives as an unregistered donation.
Note
This description was based on the General International Standard for Archival Description and East Renfrewshire Council's Manual of Listing and Archival Description.
Other Finding Aids
An item level list has been prepared and is searchable on the archives database.
Archivist's Note
Description prepared by Craig Geddes, Council Records Manager. 24/04/12 - 09/05/12
Conditions Governing Use
Contact Records Manager
Appraisal Information
All records transferred to the archives have been retained.
Custodial History
No record exists of the custodianship of the archive before they were listed as "Archive 120" by the Local History Librarian of East Renfrewshire Council in c.2000.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Related Material
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