Editing Burrell Collection (section)

==Finding a home for the collection==
A memorandum of agreement between William and Constance and the Corporation of Glasgow was signed in April 1944. Burrell had clear intentions regarding the collection's location, contents and display, and the agreement stated that the collection was to be housed by Glasgow Corporation "in a suitable distinct and separated building" that was to be "within {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|disp=sqbr|spell=on}} of Killearn, Stirlingshire, and not less than {{convert|16|mi|km|0|abbr=off|disp=sqbr|spell=in}} from Glasgow Royal exchange."<ref name=":2" />

Burrell donated £450,000 for the construction of a museum for his collection, but finding a suitable site for it was not easy. The city had immediately started making investigations, and by the late 1940s, at least eight different sites were considered. [[Mugdock Castle]] Estate, near [[Milngavie]], was seriously considered, even though it was much closer to Glasgow than the stipulated {{convert|16|mi|km}}. In 1951, the Dougalston estate, also near Milngavie, was gifted to Glasgow by the widow of a Glasgow shipbuilder on the condition that the Burrell Collection be constructed on the site. Preparations got to an advanced stage, but in 1955, the [[National Coal Board]] announced plans to sink a coal mine nearby. All plans for the Burrell Collection were abandoned and the collection remained in storage for many years.<ref name=":2" />

The ideal solution finally arrived with the offer of [[Pollok House]] and its [[Pollok Country Park|estate]] to the city of Glasgow. This was the ancestral home of the [[Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet|Stirling-Maxwells]] on the south side of Glasgow. It was only {{convert|3|miles|km}} from the city centre, but its {{convert|360|acre|adj=on}} parkland made it an ideal rural setting that was within the spirit of Burrell's ambitions for his museum. After long and protracted negotiations, the government stepped in with financial support of £250,000 for the museum. In 1967, the Pollok estate was transferred to the city, and preparations to build the Burrell Collection finally got underway.<ref name=":2" />