Willow Tea Rooms Glasgow Scotland
Mackintosh worked with cranston from 1897 to 1917 in all four of her glasgow tea rooms including the ingram street tea rooms and argyle street tea rooms.
Willow tea rooms glasgow scotland. The willow tea rooms in glasgow scotland. 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 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. 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.
The building is from 1903 and it s just amazing to know that for this building the architect had complete control over the design from the exterior to the interior and even the cutlery and waitresses dresses. See 1 452 unbiased reviews of willow tea rooms rated 4 of 5 on tripadvisor and ranked 362 of 2 213 restaurants in glasgow. Located at 215 217 sauchiehall street the original willow tearooms building has undergone a sensitive and authentic restoration in a bid to return the building to its 1903 glory. 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.
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. Welcome back to the willow tea rooms. Willow tea rooms glasgow. 44 0 141 332 0521 tea willowtearooms co uk.