The Alexander Thomson Society
the work of Alexander Thomson

Events 2010

Walks for this year are listed here.


Guided Walks 2010 by Roger Guthrie
Walks are £5.00 and Start 18:30 - Finish 20:30.
No booking required, except for Cove & Kilcreggan walk.

Alexander Thomson: 60 STEPS
Start: Main Gate, Botanic Gardens, Great Western Road
Saturdays 8 May and 3 July  

Park Conservation Area - Buildings

Start: Fountain Woodside Crescent at Sauchiehall Street

Wednesday 26 May

Park Conservation Area - Park

Start: Stewart Memorial Fountain

Wednesday 2 June


Alexander Thomson: City Centre
Start: CCA, Sauchiehall Street
Fridays 14 May and 9 July  

Alexander Thomson: South Side   
Start: Start 1 Moray Place

Saturdays 22 May and 17 July


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Cast Iron

Start: Botanic Gardens Main Gate Gt Western Road

Fridays 28 May and 23 July


Glasgow Necropolis  
Start: Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis Gates

Saturdays 5 June and 31 July

Dennistoun

Start: Post Office, Annfield Place/Westercraigs

Wednesdays 12 May and 30 June

Cathcart Cemetery
Start: Brenfield Road Entrance
Wednesdays 9 June and 14 July

Crosshill Conservation Area

Start: Park Gates Victoria Road at Queen's Drive

Wednesday 19 May and 7 July


Cove and Kilcreggan
Saturday September 25th
Please Book for this walk:
Write enclosing a cheque for £5.00 per person to:
Alexander Thomson Society, 7 Walmer Crescent Glasgow G51 1AT 



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This years series of Lectures in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre in Glasgow School of Art, were all very well attended and were as follows:

Dominic d'Angelo - Former Secretary of ATS - 'CALABAR BEANS, CINDERELLA AND SIR ARTHUR BLISS: MORE FROM THE THOMSON FAMILY VAULT

Andrew Greg - Lecturer at Glasgow University - '1 MORAY PLACE: PAST AND PRESENT'

Mark Baines - Architect and Lecturer at Mackintosh School of Architecture - GLASGOW AND THE GREEKS



Photographs
Left: St Vincent Street Church, 265 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. 1857-59
Middle: Cabinet from Thomson's house in Moray Place, on loan to Holmwood from Glasgow Museums.
Right: "60 Steps", Kelvinside Terrace West, Queen Margaret Place, Glasgow. 1872