Millbrae Crescent Explained

Millbrae Crescent
Location Town:Glasgow
Location Country:Scotland
Architect:Alexander Thomson
Construction Start Date:1876
Completion Date:1877
Structural System:Masonry
Style:Greek Revival

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] 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.[2] Millbrae Crescent is located on the River Cart in Langside, Glasgow,[3] 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Turnbull. 2008-10-04. Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
  2. Web site: Millbrae Crescent. 2008-10-04. TheGlasgowStory.
  3. Web site: Walking the White Cart Way. BBC. 2008-10-04.
  4. Lundy, Iain. "£53m project to stop misery for city residents". The Evening Times. 26 Mar 2009