Robert Pollok Memorial, Mearns
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A colour photograph of the Robert Pollok Memorial in Newton Mearns.
Title:
Robert Pollok Memorial, Mearns
Search dates:
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2003
Reference number:
867
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Mearns
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: East Renfrewshire Council
General notes:
Robert Pollok was a poet famous in the 19th century for his long poem, "The Course of Time", a description of the spiritual life of man. He also wrote stories which centred on the lives of local people during the Covenanting struggles of the 17th century: Helen of the Glen, Ralph Gemmell, the Persecuted Family . Pollok was born at North Moorhouse Farm, Eaglesham in 1798 and later studied at Glasgow College. In 1827 he was licensed to preach the gospel. Pollok died of tuberculosis later that year and was buried at Southampton where he had been on his way to Italy. On 24th September 1900, the Robert Pollok Monument was unveiled to his memory at Loganswell at the junction of the Glasgow/Ayr Road and the Old Mearns Road. The inscription reads: "Robert Pollok, Author of 'The Course of Time' Born 1798 Died 1827 He soared untrodden heights and seemed at home".
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Language:
English
Record number:
9261114