The magnificence of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's 1850s Holmwood House. In my opinion, this is Thomson's finest surviving building.
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The magnificence of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's 1850s Holmwood House. In my opinion, this is Thomson's finest surviving building.
#glasgow #architecture #holmwood #architecturephotography #alexandergreekthomson
"My heart gave up when my mum died and now I'm getting treatment"
Scotland set for Bank Holiday heatwave as temperatures to hit 20C five days in a row
The unexpected, but rather wonderful, former Toledo Cinema on Clarkston Road in the Muirend area of Glasgow. Designed by William Beresford Inglis, it was built in 1933 as an Atmospheric Cinema in a Spanish American fantasy style and could seat 1,598.
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An inscribed concrete block in Knightswood Park in Glasgow. Similar blocks can be found at various points in the city (such as at Kelvinbridge), and appear to have been created as alternative to standard concrete bollards. They certainly add an extra bit of interest to the streets.
It's our monthly scifi #bookgroup in @thegamerclub #Glasgow this Wed (20th May) from 6pm. We're talking about The Culture & Iain M Banks.
A Few Notes on the Culture, by Iain M Banks: http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm
All welcome. RSVP on meetup: https://www.meetup.com/the-glasgow-geeks/events/314310826/
I love the details on this aedicule (or small shrine) at the top of Baltic Chambers on Wellington Street in Glasgow, especially the Solomonic or barley sugar columns and the putto just below it.
#glasgow #sculpture #architecturephotography #architecture #architecturaldetail
Residents slam Celtic fans for 'lawless no go zone' after disorder in Glasgow
Sunlight Cottages in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. Designed by James Miller for the 1901 International Exhibition, they're modelled on Arts and Crafts workers cottages from Port Sunlight in Cheshire.
#glasgow #architecture #kelvingrovepark #architecturephotography #portsunlight