Glasgow West
Greek Thomson's Sixty Steps and Wall
Address: Kelvinside Terrace East, Off Queen Margaret Drive/Queen Margaret Road G20 6DP
Booking: No booking required.
Opening times:
Saturday:
10am to 4pm
Sunday:
10am to 4pm
Architect: Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1870)
Information: This Victorian flight of 60 steps provided access, from Great Western Rd over the River Kelvin, to the streets above the massive retaining wall. Featuring Classical and Egyptian detail. "Greek" Thomson's only example of civic architecture in Glasgow. The 60 steps Trust hopes eventually to return them to their original stately grandeur.