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Moray Place : Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson House

Greek Thomson House, Scotland – 19th century Scottish home

post updated 6 Mar 2021

Moray Place House

1-10 Moray Place, Glasgow, Scotland
Date built: 1861
Design: Alexander Greek Thomson, architect

Summary:

The Alexander Thomson family moved into 1 Moray Place in 1861, on completion of the initial terrace of ten houses. Alexander “Greek” Thomson eventually died at this address.

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Alexander Greek Thomson – famous Glaswegian architect

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May 2004
Strathbungo Grade A-listed house News

No.1 Moray Place, Strathbungo, Glasgow by Alexander Greek Thomson is for sale at £275,000. The home of Greek Thomson expert, Gavin Stamp, the Grade A-listed house was lived in by Greek Thomson until 1875.

photo : Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Not to be confused with Moray Place House in Edinburgh New Town, located in the north west part of James Craig’s Neoclassical masterplan. The property was redeveloped in a contemporary style by award-winning Edinburgh architect Richard Murphy.

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