Basic Site Details | Name: | Edgehill House | | Town, district or village: | Langside | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Following the rejection of Thomson's design for a double villa on this site due to the high estimated cost, the clients built a large and plain pair of semi-detached houses in the Gothic style with steeply pitched roofs and gables, but as certain details are reminiscent of Thomson's earlier Gothic houses, the design may well have been by him, or by Turnbull, adapting earlier Thomson designs; internal Thomsonesque details confirm this. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | House | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 19-21, Camphill Avenue | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1873 | | | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The 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 | | A & G Thomson & Turnbull | | A | 1873 | | Attribution undocumented but probable | | Alexander Thomson | | A | 1873 | | Attribution undocumented but probable | | Robert Turnbull | | A | 1873 | | Attribution undocumented but probable |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Adam, Mrs | Joint client with her son-in-law James H Robertson | | Robertson, James H - laywer | Joint client with his mother-in-law Mrs Adam |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | October 1994 | no 11 | | Article by John McLeish | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | May 2003 | no 33 | | |
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