Grecian Chambers


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

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