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Pollok House

Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family, located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. Pollok Country Park is a large country Park located in Pollok, south Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

The house - built in 1752 and designed by William Adam - is considered to be one of the most elegant family homes in Glasgow. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of William Adam (1689 &ndash 24 June 1748 was a Scottish Architect, mason, and Entrepreneur. It was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald, her family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. It is now managed by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to the public. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS ( Scottish Gaelic: Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes

Displayed within the Pollok House is the finest private collection of Spanish paintings within the UK, including works by El Greco, Francisco Goya and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located El Greco' ("The Greek " 1541 &ndash April 7 1614 was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance This article is about the painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo There is also an article on the Canadian village Murillo Ontario, which was named after the artist due to There are also paintings by William Blake, as well as glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. One of the most interesting parts of the house are the servants' quarters downstairs, and there is a good tearoom in the old kitchens.

The house also has a beautifully kept garden, including a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family

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Planned: Riverside Museum

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