Millbrae Crescent
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| Millbrae Crescent | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Town or city | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Construction started | 1876 |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Alexander Thomson |
Millbrae Crescent is a street located in Glasgow providing numerous examples of category A listed buildings thought to be designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson, or posthumously by his architectural partner, Robert Turnbull.[1][2] The street comprises an elegant row of two-storey terraced houses built using blonde sandstone and exemplifying Thomson's typical use of Egyptian-derived columns and ornamentation.[3] Millbrae Crescent is located on the River Cart in Langside, Glasgow,[4] and within close proximity of Thomson's noted residential Victorian villa, Holmwood House. The crescent, which is located near the White Cart Water river, has been a high risk area for flooding over the years.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Robert Turnbull". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202340. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Historic Scotland: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland Listed Building. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=32384. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Millbrae Crescent". TheGlasgowStory. http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA00924. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ BBC. "Walking the White Cart Way". http://www.bbc.co.uk/glasgowandwestscotland/content/articles/2008/10/12/whitecartway_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Lundy, Iain. "£53m project to stop misery for city residents". The Evening Times. 26 Mar 2009
