Glasgow EuroWalk

Bucks Head Building One of many interesting buildings built/designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson in 1862-1863, this is the first building where he used  elevated iron columns within his neo-classical designs. Today, it is still a major city landmark. The building was renovated in 2003 and today contains a Caffe Nerro.  This building was the only time that "Greek" Thomson used a combination of elevated iron columns with a trabeated façade. The external supports are apparently largely structural rather than ornamental. The deer sculpture on the top of the current building was carved by well known Glasgow sculptor John Mossman. The building replaced a popular hotel which had been on the site since the 1750s, the Bucks Head Hotel:  https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA03551 . The hotel had originally been built as the home of Provost John Murdoch (1709 - 1776), a leading Glasgow merchant and Provost three times. Alexander "Greek" Thomson designed ...

At 336-356 Sauchiehall Street, there is a building designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson, the famous Glasgow architect. Picture Attrib: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons  Designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson.  More about Alexander "Greek" Thomson, who also designed the Bucks Head Building on one of our Euro Walking Tour routes !  https://blog.engineshed.scot/2020/04/09/alexander-greek-thomson-glasgows-visionary-builder/   as well as numerous other interesting buildings in Glasgow. Map Reference: Eurowalk 4: Woodlands to Sauchiehall