Three volume set of the Alexander Thomson Society’s domestic building survey, titled ‘Tenement’, ‘Terrace’ and ‘Villa’.

This bundle of the three volumes, as well as being offered at a discounted price (individual price £20 each)

Members can receive a 10% discount on the price by entering their coupon code at checkout.

The series provides a catalogue of measured drawings, photographs and information, compiled specifically on external building details of each of Thomson’s domestic building in Glasgow. Each volume includes measured surveys of Thomson’s domestic buildings in Glasgow, as well as an appendix featuring information and photographs of other properties that are associated with Alexander Thomson. Each of the drawings within the survey has been produced digitally and to scale as the result of on-site measured surveys.

An interesting aspect of the publication is the order in which the building elements have been compiled, arranged by element instead of by building, beginning with the top-most elements (e.g. chimney cans) and down to ground level (e.g. cast-iron railings). This creates an insightful means of comparison and fresh way of studying his designs. The documents are easy to navigate, as an overview of each building is included at the beginning that explains the overall building design and where to locate each element survey.

Our former Chairman, Mark Baines, has written a wonderful series of introductions to each of the three volumes that gives an insightful background to the research, which compliments the section that maps the locations of Thomson’s existing buildings. The publications are high quality soft cover bound books comprising each over 100 pages of beautiful images and insightful information on Thomson’s architecture