Argyle Street Tea Rooms Glasgow

The willow tearooms are tearooms at 217 sauchiehall street glasgow scotland designed by internationally renowned architect charles rennie mackintosh which opened for business in october 1903 they quickly gained enormous popularity and are the most famous of the many glasgow tearooms that opened in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Argyle street tea rooms glasgow.

Scope and content this item was lost in the fire in the mackintosh building at the glasgow school of art on 23rd may 2014. 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. 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. 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 tearoom is neatly tucked away just off argyle street and surrounded by a colourful vibrant growing community of artists creatives jewellers illustrators and more. At least four examples of this table appear in contemporary photographs of the smoking and billiards. 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. Designed for argyle street tea rooms glasgow.

The décor is dainty with a. Having already established a successful tea room on argyle street she invited mackintosh to work alongside architect and designer george walton on the interiors of a new premises in buchanan. In 1878 miss kate cranston opened her first tearoom the crown luncheon room on argyle street glasgow. 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.

If victoria sponge scones and gooey baked delights hit the spot then this is the place for you.