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Basic Site Details
Name
Holmwood House
Town, District or Village
Cathcart
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
House cost £2,608.4.11d to build; stable, greenhouse and out buildings £1,009.19.6d; gates cost £75.2.0d.
Interior decoration executed by Campbell Tait Bowie.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
House
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
61-63 Netherlee Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1857
1858
1865c
Gardener's cottage and main gates
Restoration
196
Demolition
1970a
1972b
Gardener's cottage
1997
1998
Restoration
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People
Design 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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
A & G Thomson
A
1857
1858
Alexander Thomson
A
1857
1858
George Thomson
A
1857
1858
Daniel Cottier
1857A
Hall decoration
A & G Thomson
B
1865c
Gardener's cottage and main gates
Alexander Thomson
B
1865c
Gardener's cottage and main gates
George Thomson
B
1865c
Gardener's cottage and main gates
Archibald Crawford
D
Architect
196
Restoration
Ian Alexander Sinclair
D
Architect
196
Restoration
John Crowe McBride
D
Architect
196
Restoration
John Watson (junior)
D
Architect
196
Restoration
Watson, Salmond & Gray
D
Architectural practice
196
Restoration
William MacDonald
D
Architect
196
Restoration
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Couper, James, paper manufacturer
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
APSD
The Dictionary of Architecture
ed Wyatt Papworth
The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892)
Barclay, David
1904
Greek Thomson: his life and opinions
Architectural Review May 1904
Blackie
1868
Villa and Cottage Architecture
1st edition
Drawings of modified design
Donnelly, Max
1999
Daniel Cottier, Pioneer of Aestheticism
The Decorative Arts Society Journal, 23, pp 33-51
p39
Gildard, Thomas
1888
Greek Thomson
Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209
Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia
Memoir of Alexander Thomson
Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial
RIBA
1970
RIBA Directory 1970
Stamp, Gavin
1999
Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius
London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1910/12/31
XCIX
Illustration
Builder
1868/07/04
XXVI
p482
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Glasgow Institute of Architects
Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Drawings Collection
Drawings of dining room frieze
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
33944
61, 63 Netherlee Road, "Holmwood"
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