The World of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson (1817-1875)
Dominic d'AngeloOngoing research into the world and life of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, the 19th-century Scottish architect, covering the buildings he designed, the world in which he lived, those he knew, influenced and was influenced by.
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The Thomson brothers and Holm of Balfron
The late Gavin Stamp, when writing about ‘Greek’ Thomson’s younger brother George, tended to be dismissive of him and his architectural skills. George had begun training in Glasgow as a measurer (a quantity surveyor), with Malcolm Mathieson...
Faith and the Thomson family: from First Secession to United Presbyterian
Ballindalloch Cotton Mill in 1861, which spurred Balfron’s growth from the 1790s. Alexander Thomson’s family lived in Endrick Cottage (No. 715, to the south of Printers’ Row on the left of the map). The School would appear to be the site of...
Glasgow the Greek
Thomas Webster’s Garnethill Observatory of 1810
Alexander Thomson, we are told by various writers, was named ‘Greek’ to distinguish him from other architectural Thomsons working in and around Glasgow at the time. As previously written, it...
Thomson’s politics
We know almost nothing of Thomson’s personal politics, with only one established instance where he was listed as being a member of the General Committee to support a Liberal candidate in a forthcoming election, in this case, Colonel William...
Free Church architecture and Slavery
Frederick Douglass
In August 1845, the former slave Frederick Douglass arrived in Liverpool after a voyage on the Cunard steamship ‘Cambria’ in which the subject of slavery had been a topic of constant and near-violent discussion on board:...
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Conducting ongoing research into the life and times of the Scottish architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson (1817-1875). Not a biography so much as placing him in context.
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