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Glasgow, Dowanhill, 6, 6a, 6b, Victoria Circus, Kensington Tower

Villa (19th Century)

Site Name Glasgow, Dowanhill, 6, 6a, 6b, Victoria Circus, Kensington Tower

Classification Villa (19th Century)

Canmore ID 165200

Site Number NS56NE 1504

NGR NS 56151 67489

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/165200

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Recording Your Heritage Online

Kensington Tower, No 6, 1858, possibly Boucher & Cousland. Italianate villa with tall tower for George Alexander. Extension, 1897, James Lymburn Cowan for publisher Blackie.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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