Thomsonesque tenements, Mill Street Alloa by Adam Frame (1874) #Alloa / Alloa Sheriff Court. Appeared here a few times. 1863-64 in French Gothic /

Lorraine Gardens, Dowanhill ( James Thomson 1890) #glasgowwestend / Symmetrical double villa by David Barclay (1899) at Lorraine Road /

Lenzie is “a suburb of Glasgow although separated from that city by open country” ( Pevsner) which developed after a station was opened in 1842 ( this the station of 1900). The Victoria Road and Alexandra Road area has many fine villas in the style of Alexander Thomson. A thread. Warwick Croft c 1875 is “the only villa in Lenzie which, despite alterations, looks as if it might be authentic Thomson” ( Gavin Stamp, “Alexander’Greek’ Thomson”) @AThomsonSociety /

#Stirling Crawford’s Arcade / 1 Stirling Athenaeum built as town’s Merchant’s House, of 1816.

Taylor has, to my eye, an 18th century look, like a judge of that epoch. Lord Eskgrove from my copy of Cockburn’s “Memorials of his Time”.

There’s a slight dispute as to whether these ‘60 steps’ from Queen Margaret Place to Kelvinside Terrace and relevant retaining wall of 1972 were by Alexander Thomson, although most of the experts are clear enough. The designs look like Thomson to me. #glasgowwestend / The view down /