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.
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.”
Apr
7
Fri
The People’s History Show on STV Glasgow will include a 10minute segment on the legacy of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
Apr
13
Thu
“SPECULATIONS ON INFINITY”:
Short one-man play narrated by the man himself. This will be accompanied by a 1960s film on Thomson’s architecture from the NLS Film Archive. Thursday 13th April : 7.30pm in the John McLintock Hall, Dunmore St., Balfron. FREE but ticketed in advance (due to numbers). Tickets from Balfron Library
May
18
Thu
Hosted as part of the Southside Fringe Festival, join us for an evening exploring a selection of rarely screened archive film about the life of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, his buildings and how his unique architectural style influenced Glasgow in the 1800s and today. Thomson’s legacy is particularly prominent in the Southside, having completed villas, terraces, churches and urban planning projects in the area. Whilst his personal life during his most creative period also centred here, as on completion of his terrace at Moray Place Thomson also chose to relocate his family to the area.
Sep
2
Sat
Booking opens to the public 6pm 28 August 2017
The Alexander Thomson Society have organised a series of special Thomson residential openings during the first two weekends in September 2017, as part of the ongoing events celebrating Alexander Thomson’s Bicentenary. This has been made possible due the generosity of the owners of the houses involved as listed below.
1 Moray Place 1859-61 (Saturday 2nd, Sunday 10th) Alexander Thomson’s former home, the first house in an exceptional terrace with a revealed painted decorative scheme.
7 Walmer Crescent 1857-62 (Saturday 2nd) Thomson’s fine crescent composed of straight elements with minimal decorative elements, built for John Hood.
Holmwood 1857-58 (Sunday 3rd) Thomson’s fine villa for James Couper of Cathcart now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, with newly reinstated painted decorative scheme in the Dining Room and Hall.
The Double Villa 25A Mansionhouse Road 1856-57 (Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th) Southern half of the ingeniously designed pair of semi detached houses that form the Double Villa or Maria Villa, built for Henry Watson.
4 Great Western Terrace 1867-77 (Saturday 9th) Thomson’s grandest terrace for William Henderson and James Whitelaw Anderson, composed of eleven terraced townhouses, completed after Thomson’s death by JJ Burnet.
Please note only booked visitors will be allowed into the houses and we would request that people arrive promptly to allow the visits to begin at the times indicated (12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm for each property). Each visit will last slightly less than 1 hour.
If you book and are unable to attend it would be very helpful to let Eventbrite know this, to allow your place to be booked by someone else, as the numbers are restricted. Should you wish any further information please contact the Society at info@alexanderthomsonsociety.
Booking for all properties opens at 11am Sunday 27 August 2017, tickets will then become available to the general public from 6pm Monday 28 August 2017.
Sep
9
Sat
Booking opens to the public 6pm 28 August 2017
The Alexander Thomson Society have organised a series of special Thomson residential openings during the first two weekends in September 2017, as part of the ongoing events celebrating Alexander Thomson’s Bicentenary. This has been made possible due the generosity of the owners of the houses involved as listed below.
1 Moray Place 1859-61 (Saturday 2nd, Sunday 10th) Alexander Thomson’s former home, the first house in an exceptional terrace with a revealed painted decorative scheme.
7 Walmer Crescent 1857-62 (Saturday 2nd) Thomson’s fine crescent composed of straight elements with minimal decorative elements, built for John Hood.
Holmwood 1857-58 (Sunday 3rd) Thomson’s fine villa for James Couper of Cathcart now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, with newly reinstated painted decorative scheme in the Dining Room and Hall.
The Double Villa 25A Mansionhouse Road 1856-57 (Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th) Southern half of the ingeniously designed pair of semi detached houses that form the Double Villa or Maria Villa, built for Henry Watson.
4 Great Western Terrace 1867-77 (Saturday 9th) Thomson’s grandest terrace for William Henderson and James Whitelaw Anderson, composed of eleven terraced townhouses, completed after Thomson’s death by JJ Burnet.
Please note only booked visitors will be allowed into the houses and we would request that people arrive promptly to allow the visits to begin at the times indicated (12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm for each property). Each visit will last slightly less than 1 hour.
If you book and are unable to attend it would be very helpful to let Eventbrite know this, to allow your place to be booked by someone else, as the numbers are restricted. Should you wish any further information please contact the Society at info@alexanderthomsonsociety.
Booking for all properties opens at 11am Sunday 27 August 2017, tickets will then become available to the general public from 6pm Monday 28 August 2017.
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