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Moray Place

Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's colonnaded terrace of 1859 in Strathbungo, where he lived at number 1, called perhaps the most beautiful terrace of the nineteenth century.

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In the quiet grid of Strathbungo on the south side stands a terrace that architects come a long way to see.

Alexander Thomson, the Glasgow architect everyone called Greek Thomson, built 1 to 10 Moray Place in 1859 and 1860 as his first speculative development, and he lived at number 1, the pedimented house at the east end, for the rest of his life.

It is a long, calm, two-storey row behind a colonnade, stopped at each end by a tall pilastered bay with a Greek pediment. There is no grand centrepiece; the eye runs along it. Look up at the deep cornices at the eaves, carved with anthemion, the stylised honeysuckle, and at the Greek key pattern at first floor. From the end of the street the columns hide the doors and windows so the whole row reads as one. The Alexander Thomson Society calls it perhaps the most beautiful of all nineteenth-century terraces.

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Before you go

The terrace is lived in, so look from the street and leave the houses in peace.

Strathbungo is a short walk from Queen's Park and Shawlands.

Where
Strathbungo, on Glasgow's south side.
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The honeysuckle and Greek key carving, and the view from the end of the row.

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Where it is

Strathbungo, on the south side of Glasgow between Pollokshields and Queen's Park.

Close byA few minutes' walk away.
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  2. Wooden tables and brick walls in the café under hanging lamps.The Glad CaféAn all-day cafe on Pollokshaws Road that turns to music in the evening.Under a mile 2 min by road
  3. A chef plating brunch in the open kitchen at Cafe Strange Brew.Cafe Strange BrewA brunch cafe with a following, on Pollokshaws Road.Under a mile 2 min by road
  4. Strawberry and pistachio tarts on a tray by a yellow wall.Honeytrap BakeryA vegan bakery on organic flours and local produce.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Shelves of secondhand books to the ceiling.Young’s Interesting BooksA secondhand bookshop on Skirving Street, chosen for quality over quantity.Under a mile 2 min by road
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