The Alexander Thomson Society
the work of Alexander Thomson

Events 2011


Guided Walks by Roger Guthrie

These are the only Walks available now for the year :

Cathcart Cemetery - 30th July. Start: Brenfield Road Entrance

Crosshill Conservation Area - 13th August. Start: Park Gates Victoria Rd at Queen's Dr

Start 18:30 - Finish 20:30.

Cove and Kilcreggan Walks - see below

All above walks are £5.00
No booking required, except for Cove & Kilcreggan walk.

Cove and Kilcreegan - write enclosing a cheque for £5.00 per person to:
Alexander Thomson Society, 7 Walmer Crescent Glasgow G51 1AT 

And those for Doors Open Day which have to be booked as set out in DOD brochure which should be out in August

Saturday 17th

Crosshill Conservation Area 11am - 1pm

Dennistoun Conservation Area - 2pm - 4pm

The Glasgow Necropolis - 5pm - 7pm

Sunday 18th

Walmer Crescent - 11am - 12noon

Holmwood House for Cart Blanche 1.30pm

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Alexander Thomson: 60 STEPS
Start: Main Gate, Botanic Gardens, Great Western Road

Park Conservation Area - Buildings

Start: Fountain Woodside Crescent at Sauchiehall Street

Park Conservation Area - Park

Start: Stewart Memorial Fountain

Alexander Thomson: City Centre
Start: CCA, Sauchiehall Street

Alexander Thomson: South Side   
Start: Start 1 Moray Place


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Cast Iron

Start: Botanic Gardens Main Gate Gt Western Road

Glasgow Necropolis  
Start: Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis Gates

Dennistoun

Start: Post Office, Annfield Place/Westercraigs

Wednesday 25th May and Wednesday 20th July
Cathcart Cemetery
Start: Brenfield Road Entrance

Saturday 30th July

Crosshill Conservation Area

Start: Park Gates Victoria Road at Queen's Drive

Saturday 13th August


Cove and Kilcreggan
Please Book for this walk:
Saturday 24th September.

Write enclosing a cheque for £5.00 per person to:
Alexander Thomson Society, 7 Walmer Crescent Glasgow G51 1AT 

 

All Lectures are finished for this year - topics covered this year as below.

Wednesday 30 March

Mark Baines - Architect and Lecturer at Mackintosh School of Architecture - Alexander 'Grid' Thomson

Wednesday 6 April

Derek J Souter - Director of Union Street Investments Ltd

and Union Street Properties Ltd -

The Egyptian Halls - Restore and Refurbish or Rebuild and Refurbish -

The Final Oportunity

Wednesday 13 April

Gordon Urquhart - Glasgow City Heritage Trust -

Architectural Heritage

Wednesday 20 April

A showing of Thomson related Architectural Films

Film Night



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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