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Charles rennie mackintosh had been born in glasgow in 1868 and when kate cranston first commissioned him to design the wall murals of her buchanan tearooms he was only 28.
Now that the trust have succeeded in restoring the building to its former glory it continues to focus its effort on the advancement of the arts heritage and culture by.
The location selected by miss cranston for the new tearooms was a four storey former warehouse building on a narrow infill urban site on the south side of sauchiehall street.
The willow tea rooms trust was established in 2014 as a charity with the aim of acquiring miss cranston s tea rooms at 217 sauchiehall street glasgow the building is now in ownership of the trust.
Miss cranston s buchanan street tearooms 1896 by charles rennie mackintosh.
King mcgaw has an extensive collection of art prints by established and emerging artists which are all framed by hand in the uk.
Catherine cranston 27 may 1849 18 april 1934 widely known as kate cranston or miss cranston was a leading figure in the development of the social phenomenon of tea rooms.
With a selection of loose teas and freshly ground coffees freshly made cakes scones soups and sandwiches there s plenty to choose from all enjoyed in the stunning historic surroundings designed by charles rennie mackintosh for miss kate cranston.
Whether you re treating yourself to one of our decadent champagne afternoon teas or a simple pot of tea and home baked scone we re ready to serve you safely at the tearooms.
The willow tearooms opened at 217 sauchiehall in october 1903.
Catherine cranston 27 may 1849 18 april 1934 widely known as kate cranston or miss cranston was a leading figure in the development of tea rooms she is nowadays chiefly remembered as a major patron of charles rennie mackintosh and margaret macdonald in glasgow scotland the name of miss cranston s tea rooms lives on in reminiscences of glasgow in its heyday.
She is nowadays chiefly remembered as a major patron of charles rennie mackintosh and margaret macdonald in glasgow scotland but the name of miss cranston s tea rooms lives on in reminiscences of glasgow in its heyday.
The name sauchiehall is derived from saugh the scots word for a willow.
Welcome back to the willow tea rooms.
Mackintosh at the willow operates as a not for profit social enterprise creating training learning employment and other opportunities and support for young people and communities.
Located at 215 217 sauchiehall street the original willow tearooms building has undergone an extensive restoration in a bid to return the building to its former glory of when it originally opened in 1903.
This was the beginning of a long partnership between them.
