Architectural drawings of Glasgow University, East wing extension, Anatomy, Surgery and Medical departments, Thomson Building

• Reference:GB 248 GUA BUL 6/7
• Dates of Creation:c1895
• Physical Description:
  0.51 linear metres

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Anatomy Building was designed by architect John James Burnet and built in 1902. It was named the Thomson Building in honour of Allen Thomson, Regius Professor of Anatomy from 1848 to 1877 and convener of the Old College removal committee.

  The building was made possible by a bequest of £13,000 from James Brown Thomson (1818-98), a quayside worker who had inherited a vast wealth from his two brothers, Thomas and John, both Glasgow merchants in 1887.

  It houses the Anatomy Museum and the Laboratory of Human Anatomy, part of the School of Life Sciences of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. Extended in 1908, a second extension was designed by the architects Dorward, Matheson, Gleave and Partners in 1977 which roofed the courtyard that was originally provided for the reception of bodies.