Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Terraced house

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Great Western Road	Yes
	1-11, Great Western Terrace	Yes
	Westbourn Gardens	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1867	1877

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	A & G Thomson		A	1867	1873	Began terrace
	Alexander Thomson		A	1867	1873	Began terrace
	George Thomson		A	1867	1873	Began terrace
	A & G Thomson & Turnbull		B	1873	1877	Continued building of terrace
	Alexander Thomson		B	1873	1875	Continued building of terrace
	Robert Turnbull		B	1873	1877	Continued building of terrace
	(Sir) John James Burnet		C	c. 1880	c. 1882	First as assistant and then as senior partner - completed westmost houses of terrace - adhering to Thomson's design for the elevations but changing the rear.
	John Burnet (senior)		C	c. 1880	c. 1882	As senior partner - completed westmost houses of terrace - adhering to Thomson's design for the elevations but changing the rear.
	Kenneth Waltham Whitfield		E	1970s		Platform on which it stands with steps, ramps and railed walls modified when Great Western Road was made an expressway.
	William Holford & Associates		E	1970s		Platform on which it stands with steps, ramps and railed walls modified when Great Western Road was made an expressway.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Anderson, James Whitelaw, landowner	Legal client
	Henderson, William, builder	Original developer, but died insolvent in 1870

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	3 Great Western Terrace
	4 Great Western Terrace	Personal information obtained from Walker MacGregor's family by Edith Burnet Hughes: the second owner, Edwards, was John James Burnet's brother-in-law.
	7 Great Western Terrace
	8 Great Western Terrace	Much altered since (stair window gone)

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Barclay, David	1904	Greek Thomson: his life and opinions		Architectural Review May 1904
	Gildard, Thomas	1888	Greek Thomson		Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209
	Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia		Memoir of Alexander Thomson		Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial
	Stamp, Gavin	1999	Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius		London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
	Williamson, Riches, Higgs	1990	Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)			p312

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect and Builder's Journal	13 May 1914			Illustration
	Builder	31 December 1910	XCIX		Illustration

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Glasgow City Archives	Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list
	Glasgow Institute of Architects	Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	32517