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VICTORIAN Glasgow produced two great architects who enjoyed international renown. One was Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but I suspect most Scots would be hard pressed to name Alexander Thomson as the other – except if you use his nickname.
Far better known as Alexander “Greek” Thomson, his name has featured regularly in the press and broadcasting media over the decades, ususllu because someone wanted to knock down one of his creations.
Born in this week of 1817, Thomson would become the pre-eminent Scottish architect of his day and his designs hugely influenced other architects, especially in Glasgow where a number of his works survive, though many more have perished, especially in the rush to modernise the city in the 1960s and 70s. ....

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