Basic Site Details Name: | Green Gables | Town, district or village: | Pollokshields | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | One of four 'cottages ornes,', among the first villas to be built in Pollokshields after development began in 1851. Most of these early villas along St Andrews Drive were compulsorily purchased and replaced by blocks of flats erected by Glasgow Corporation 1966-72. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 18, St Andrews Drive | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1851 | | | | | 1963 | | Demolition | |
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 | 1851 | | | | Baird & Thomson | | A | 1851 | | | | John Baird the Second | | A | 1851 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | Illustration | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | | | 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 | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | May 2003 | no 33 | | by Gavin Stamp |
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