Each year, Kirkintilloch and District Society of Antiquaries hosts an event in the programme of East Dunbartonshire's Local History Week or Month. This year, Mr Scott Abercrombie, Chair of the Alexander Thomson Society will speak on the life and work of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson.
Alexander 'Greek' Thomson (1817 - 1875) was a Scottish architect who was inspired by the style and motifs of Ancient Greece. His reputation suffered during the twentieth century along with that of other Victorian architects, but since the 1950s it has been restored, and his remaining buildings are now prized examples of Scottish architecture.
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| Thomson's Holmwood House, Netherlee Road, Glasgow, visited by the Society on its 2016 Summer Outing. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
The event will be held in The Park Centre, Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch on Thursday 23rd March at 2.00 pm and is open to all.
