Description

Alexander Thomson, 1923. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, gabled classical retail premises. Red brick with yellow sandstone ashlar margins. Base course

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastered, tripartite plate glass shop front to ground. Pedimented Venetian window breaking eaves to centre. Stugged moulded architraves to flanking windows.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 2001.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: obscured by abutting building.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: obscured by abutting building.

Geometric patterned, fixed small-pane windows to centre bay, 6-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates, lead flashing. Broad coped gabled stacks.

INTERIOR: modern shop fittings to ground, upper storey not seen 2001.

Statement of Interest

Built as a chemist for W Spence and Culbert. Thomson was a junior partner in the Airdrie practice of James Thomson and Sons.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825491

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)