To celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson‘s birth a programme of events and activities have been planned to take place throughout 2017. We will continue to update this calendar throughout the year with more and more exciting events as these are confirmed so please keep checking back. You can also sign up to our e-mail newsletter here to stay up to date.
Jan
30
Mon
A unique opportunity to see restoration work in progress at Holmwood. During the visit you will get the opportunity to see the application of stencil work patterns that replicate Thomson’s painstakingly uncovered original decoration scheme.
NTS staff will be on hand to provide information regarding the works currently underway, whilst tea and coffee are available for a donation.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see Thomson’s vision re-appear on the walls at Holmwood.
Jan
31
Tue
A unique opportunity to see restoration work in progress at Holmwood. During the visit you will get the opportunity to see the application of stencil work patterns that replicate Thomson’s painstakingly uncovered original decoration scheme.
NTS staff will be on hand to provide information regarding the works currently underway, whilst tea and coffee are available for a donation.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see Thomson’s vision re-appear on the walls at Holmwood.
Feb
1
Wed
A unique opportunity to see restoration work in progress at Holmwood. During the visit you will get the opportunity to see the application of stencil work patterns that replicate Thomson’s painstakingly uncovered original decoration scheme.
NTS staff will be on hand to provide information regarding the works currently underway, whilst tea and coffee are available for a donation.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see Thomson’s vision re-appear on the walls at Holmwood.
Feb
2
Thu
A unique opportunity to see restoration work in progress at Holmwood. During the visit you will get the opportunity to see the application of stencil work patterns that replicate Thomson’s painstakingly uncovered original decoration scheme.
NTS staff will be on hand to provide information regarding the works currently underway, whilst tea and coffee are available for a donation.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see Thomson’s vision re-appear on the walls at Holmwood.
Apr
4
Tue
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
A unique opportunity to see the BBC’s new documentary on the life and work of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson on the big screen, this event also features a Q&A with the director.
“David Hayman goes in search of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, the visionary architect who, a generation before Charles Rennie Mackintosh, transformed industrial Glasgow with some of the most exotic and exciting buildings in the world.”
Sep
16
Sat
Alexander Dennistoun commissioned a grand design from James Salmon for a new middle class suburb. However, as the 19th century ended, pressure to house Glasgow’s influx of workers forced higher population density, creating the community’s extraordinary variety. Led by Roger Guthrie of the Alexander Thomson Society.
Meeting point: Duke Street Post Office (1 Annfield Place)
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