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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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Thomson’s reading material (possibly)

An earlier article looked at the publications held by the Glasgow Architectural Society – a predecessor to the Glasgow Institute of Architects – in a catalogue published in 1864. This one draws on 2003’s No Mean Society: 200 Years of the Ro...

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Lost Thomsonesque tenements in Maryhill?

In June 1966, the late Professor Andy MacMillan photographed a now-demolished tenement, with the photograph labelled ‘Viewmount Drive, Maryhill’ (below). The tenement shows various Thomsonesque features, including around the doorways and wi...

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David Walker on James Sellars

The Scottish Art Review was a publication from the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums Association that ran from the 1940s to the 1980s. A predecessor publication of the same name had been published in Glasgow between 1888 and 1889, described a...

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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...

25 days ago

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...

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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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