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Millbrae Crescent

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. 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. Millbrae Crescent is located on the River Cart in Langside, Glasgow, 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.

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Millbrae Crescent
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Interactive map of the Millbrae Crescent area
General information
Architectural style
Greek Revival
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Construction started
1876
Completed1877
Technical details
Structural systemMasonry
Design and construction
ArchitectAlexander 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.12 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

55°49′21″N 4°16′33″W / 55.8224°N 4.27575°W / 55.8224; -4.27575

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