Details

Object type

architectural drawing

Title

Caledonia Road Church: elevation to Cathcart Road

Artist/Maker

Baird & Thomson maker

Place Associated

Scotland, Glasgow, Gorbals (place associated)

Date

9th September 1856

Materials

black ink, graphite on paper

Dimensions

overall: 673 mm x 550 mm

Description

Black ink drawing of Caledonia Road Church showing an elevation to Hospital Street and tenements. Signed J Robertson. Handwritten date of 9th September 1856. Caledonia Road Church, formerly Caledonia Road United Presbyterian Church and Hutchesontown and Caledonia Road Church, was opened on 22 March 1857. It had been designed by architect John Baird, who ran an architectural office with Alexander Thomson. After the break up of their partnership, Thomson continued the construction. The church was gutted and partially demolished following an arson attack on 30 October 1965. Thomson became an elder of this church.

Credit Line/Donor

Bequeathed by John Thomson, son of Alexander Thomson, 1934

Collection

Alexander Greek Thomson Collection

ID Number

MLSC.898034.2

Location

In storage