Millbrae Crescent

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Millbrae Crescent
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Millbrae Crescent
General information
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Town or city Glasgow
CountryScotland
Construction started1876
Completed1877
Technical details
Structural systemMasonry
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]

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References

  1. "Robert Turnbull". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "2, 2A-38 (EVEN NOS) MILLBRAE CRESCENT (Category A Listed Building) (LB32384)" . Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. "Millbrae Crescent". TheGlasgowStory. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  4. BBC. "Walking the White Cart Way" . Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  5. Lundy, Iain. "£53m project to stop misery for city residents". The Evening Times . 26 Mar 2009

Coordinates: 55°49′21″N4°16′33″W / 55.8224°N 4.27575°W / 55.8224; -4.27575