108 Slides of the Pollokshaws Area (6 of 108)

	POLLOK AVENUE AT 2060 POLLOKSHAWS ROAD Mr. Pickwell, a Pollokshaws businessman who owned most of the land, including the orchard, on the other side of the main road up to Shawbridge Street, lived here. Having had his front door sealed up because of the increasing road traffic passing into and out of the estate, the very narrow pavement and the proximity to Pollok Avenue roadway forced him to used the back door. Seen above left, Pollokshaws West signal box was situated on the 'down' side of the line. It was original built on the 'up' (east) side on top of the embankment behind this house. In 1925/6 a runaway engine on the slow line head-shunt in the goods yard ran through the buffer stops and demolished the box, and ended up in Pickwell's back green (slide 108 shows the recovery of the engine). When the box was rebuilt it was deemed safer located on the west side