Silverburn Shopping Centre , Glasgow
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Silverburn Shopping Centre can be found in the South of Glasgow . It replaced the 75 acre Pollok Centre with this new 100,000 square metre shopping centre .
It contains over 90 shops and 14 cafe's and restaurants which covers almost all types of shopping and dining places you could require .
The centre was opened on the 25th October 2007 and it is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK . It is also next to the largest Tesco Extra in Scotland .
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Pollok House is located within the Pollok Estate which is found in the south side of Glasgow . Pollok...
Pollok Estate has been the home of the Maxwell family since the mid-13th century. The current house i...
Pollok House is located within the Pollok Estate which is found in the south side of Glasgow . Pollok...
Pollok House is located within the Pollok Estate which is found in the south side of Glasgow . Pollok...
This is the walled garden found near the front of Pollok House , which is part of the Pollok Estate ....
Pollok House is located within the Pollok Estate which is found in the south side of Glasgow . This p...
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