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The World of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson (1817-1875)

Dominic d'Angelo

Ongoing 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 End Of Queen’s Park Church, 25th March 1943, Pt 1

In 1993 I gave a talk to the Alexander Thomson Society on the fiftieth anniversary of the destruction of Thomson’s Queen’s Park Church. This is extract from that talk, later printed in the Society’s Newsletter.1

Long before the outbreak of...

5 days ago

Flaxman and the Odyssey

Flaxman’s illustrations to the Iliad that were used to decorate ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Holmwood may be well known, but given all the current conversations about the merits or demerits of Christopher Nolan’s latest film, here’s a reminder of how...

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Why worry about McCorquodale’s?

The planned hotel site at Maxwell Street and Howard Street (Image: Google Maps 2015)

In November 2025, a planning application to demolish the B-listed former McCorquodale’s printing works at 96 Maxwell Street to replace it with a hotel was...

19 days ago
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Borrowed knowledge: ‘The arch never sleeps’

Pollok Academy in 1959 (Image: Historic Environment Scotland)

An often-quoted statement from ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Haldane Lectures of 1874 is “the arch never sleeps”, usually accompanied by a second statement that sometime during Thomson’s ca...

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The holiday Thomson never took

In late 1874 Alexander Thomson’s health was getting worse. What was proposed was a trip to the warmer climes of Italy. But how was he to get there?

There were options: by ship from Glasgow, by train to Liverpool and thence to the Mediterra...

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  • Dominic d'Angelo

    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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