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Basic Site Details

Tenements, 1-18 Walmer Crescent
Cessnock
Glasgow
Scotland
Site feued from William Hamilton of Middleton. He specified the crescent plan in the feu plan. The belief that there was to have been a mirror image development on the south side of Paisley Road West is incorrect: the land there was owned by Moses Steven of Bellahouston.

A NW wing on Harley Street was planned but not built corresponding to that on Weymouth Street, now Cessnock Street.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
1-18 Walmer CrescentYes
1-5 Cessnock StreetYes
Paisley Road WestYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1857c1862c

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
A & G ThomsonA1857c1862c
Alexander ThomsonA1857c1862c
George ThomsonA1857c1862c

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Hood, John junior, house factor and insurance agentHe feued the ground and advertised the houses to let between 1858 and 1864. Most of these were subsequently sold but he still had 5 houses when he went bankrupt in 1869.

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):

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NotesName
10 Walmer Crescent
See separate entry for alterations to nos 310-328.Walmer Crescent (part), 292-308 Paisley Road West
See separate entry for alterations to nos 292-308.Walmer Crescent (part), 310-328 Paisley Road West

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gildard, Thomas1888Greek ThomsonProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209
Hitchcock, Henry Russell1954Early Victorian Architecture in BritainMondon and New Haven, 1954
Law, Graham1954Greek Thomsoncxv, May 1954Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS)
Miller, Iain B1980Three Thomson TenementsMackintosh School of Architecture Dissertation, in Glasgow School of Art Library
Stamp, Gavin1999Alexander Thomson: The Unknown GeniusLondon: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
The Alexander Thomson Society Journal20161Article by Brenda Lillicrap, pp6-10

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Glasgow City ArchivesFrank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33876