Basic Site Details Name: | Maria Villa, Langside Hill | Town, district or village: | Langside | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £2,249 11s 4 1/2d to build. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Double Villa | Yes | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 25, 25A, Mansionhouse Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1856 | 1857 | | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Alexander Thomson | | A | 1856 | 1857 | Begun by Baird & Thomson; finished by A & G Thomson | | Baird & Thomson | | A | 1856 | | Begun by Baird & Thomson; finished by A & G Thomson | | John Baird the Second | | A | 1856 | | Begun by Baird & Thomson; finished by A & G Thomson | | A & G Thomson | | A | 1857 | | Begun by Baird & Thomson; finished by A & G Thomson | | George Thomson | | A | 1857 | | Begun by Baird & Thomson; finished by A & G Thomson |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Watson, Henry - clothier | Of Lockharts & Watson |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | | | Blackie | 1868 | Villa and Cottage Architecture | 1st edition | | Drawings of modified design | | Gildard, Thomas | 1888 | Greek Thomson | | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209 | | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | p67 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 19 June 1869 | | | p318 |
Archive ReferencesThe 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 | 32373 | |
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