In 1878 miss kate cranston opened her first tearoom the crown luncheon room on argyle street glasgow.
Argyle street tea rooms glasgow.
Designed for argyle street tea rooms glasgow.
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.
His armchair for the smoking room in the argyle street tea rooms was designed during 1897 1900 when miss kate cranston enlarged and redecorated her tea rooms at 114 argyle street.
She set high standards of service food quality and cleanliness and her innovation lay in seeing the social need for something more than a restaurant or a simple tea shop and in putting equal attention into providing amenities designed in the latest style.
The décor is dainty with a.
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.
At least four examples of this table appear in contemporary photographs of the smoking and billiards.
Swanson s is also listed in perilla kinchin s book tea and taste the glasgow tea rooms 1875 1975 as having been in existence from 1911 to the 1950 s originally at 219 argyle street and then expanding to include 217.
Scope and content this item was lost in the fire in the mackintosh building at the glasgow school of art on 23rd may 2014.
The perfect blend of quirky and cosy the hidden lane tea room is a pocket of scrumptiousness in argyle court.
Dimensions 32 1 4 x 24 1 2 x 19 inches charles rennie mackintosh is regarded today as one of the world s greatest designers.
The tearoom is neatly tucked away just off argyle street and surrounded by a colourful vibrant growing community of artists creatives jewellers illustrators and more.
Mackintosh argyle street side chair leave a reply though time hasn t been kind to this example of mackintosh s side chair for the argyle street tea room the back still shows a high degree of work including the cutout and pierced and curved stiles.