I've always been intrigued by the similarities between these two buildings. On the left is a 1770s tenement on Gallowgate in Glasgow (containing the Heilan Jessie pub), while on the right is Charles Rennie MacKintosh's iconic 1902 Hill House in Helensburgh. Given that MacKintosh lived in Dennistoun until 1892, he would likely have passed the Gallowgate tenement, and I wonder if it acted as an inspiration for him.
@thisismyglasgow I remember them building the cover over the top of the CRM place in Helensburgh a while back. I forget why, unless the Gareloch weather has taken its toll.
@thisismyglasgow That's a v interesting post and I bet you are right -- that strong visual connection constitutes one of those many small theories one carries about that eventually make it into #ArchitecturalHistory
@ianhunt There's always the possibility that the tenement was re-modelled at some point in a style similar to Hill House, but I can't find any evidence this happened. It will be interesting to see how many people agree with me on this. 👍🙂
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