Southside Events

We are delighted to be able to announce a pair of events in the Southside, which are being supported by grant from Glasgow City Heritage Trust. The events are as follows:

Southside Thomson
Thursday 18 May at 7.00pm
Downstairs in the Bungo, Nithsdale Road Strathbungo

An illustrated talk by Sally White about Alexander Thomson’s considerable portfolio of work in the southside of Glasgow. Sally is the Secretary and a director of the Alexander Thomson Society, and was property Manager for seven years at Holmwood in Cathcart, known as Thomson’s finest villa.

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and

Thomson’s Architectural Influence in Pollokshields

Saturday 10 June at 11.00am (approx 1.5hrs) Meet at the corner of Shields Road and Albert Drive

This guided walk through Pollokshields and Strathbungo will reveal the impact of Thomson on the townscape of this well-preserved Southside suburb. His internationally famous masterpiece (and home) Moray Place, his nearby villas, terraces, tenements and shops, and the work of his professional partners, pupils and followers can all be found concentrated in just a few streets.

Local architecture enthusiast Andrew Greg will put Thomson’s work in the context of Glasgow’s rapid expansion across the green fields south of the city. He will illustrate how Thomson’s distinctive style contrasted with, and influenced, the conventional Victorian speculative building of his contemporaries.

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