Records of Pinkston Estate, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 152/4
- Dates of Creation:1827-1936
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Plans and sections for new road to Glasgow 1842
- Plans for Caledonian Railway branch through the estate 1852
- Roup plan, 19th century
- Bonds and dispositions over lands in Pinkston 1827-1936
Administrative / Biographical History
The Pinkston Estate was situated on the east side of Glasgow, Scotland. The main estate house was Pinkston House, situated within the Barony parish in what is now the Sighthill area of Glasgow. Plans were made in the early 1850s for the Caledonian Railway to pass a branch line through the estate to link with the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway Co . The solicitors for the estate were the Glasgow firm of Mackenzie, Roberton & Co.
Arrangement
The material is arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Gift : Mackenzie, Roberton & Co : Glasgow : May 1971
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)) and London (NRA)
Alternative Form Available
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Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by Mackenzie, Roberton & Co , solicitors, and received via the Business Archives Council for Scotland
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
Collection deposited with the following other legal records of Mackenzie, Roberton & Co, solicitors:
GB 248 UGD 152/1 Records of Mackenzie, Roberton & Co, solicitors
GB 248 UGD 152/3 Legal titles concerning land acquired by Charles Tennant & Co, chemical manufacturers, Glasgow
GB 248 UGD 152/5 Records of Meikle Cullock, land in the parish of Urr, Dumfries & Galloway
GB 248 UGD 152/6 Records of Dougalstoun Estate, East Dunbartonshire
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
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