Derngate, Northampton (interior design and architectural remodelling for Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke, founder of Bassett-Lowke) With both of these projects, the clients gave him total creative freedom to do as he wished, resulting in incredibly beautiful designs such as the Willow Tearooms. These spaces were intended by Cranston to be a haven where people could enjoy tea while appreciating and discussing art. Read more: Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Haughey help Covid memorial campaign fund reach halfway target with generous donations The Glasgow Story: Modern Times". City of Glasgow Culture and Leisure Services . Retrieved 22 June 2009. oak, with brass handles and mother-of-pearl inlay 38cm (15in) wide, 168cm (66 1/8in) high, 33.6cm (13 1/4in) deep

To see these images of how the memorial will look is really something and it is also very personal,” he said. “Many of us have been involved in shaping the poses for the supports and it might be something others can relate to. The McIntoshes belonged to the upper echelon of the working class. William McIntosh had a steady, respectable job and, perhaps, an instinct for betterring himself (…) Glasgow City Council generously offered to host the memorial within the park and it is our hope the Riverside Grove will open in spring. Macintyre, Robert Hamilton (Spring 1992). "An Artist's Cottage and Studio". CRM Society Newsletter (Glasgow), No 58, p5-8. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Achnabechan, Canmore ID 114263

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As a teenager, he attended Allen Glen High, and even at that age displayed a great ability to produce technical drawings and architectural designs. He enrolled at Glasgow’s School of Art for part-time courses at the age of 15, serving as an apprentice to John Hutchinson, and collaborating in commissions for the next 10 years. Despite receiving much support from his relatives, they were concerned that he was overworking himself. While at the School of Art, he also trained to be a painter under Francis Newberry, the institution’s director. Appointments to view reserve material may be made by writing to the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Significant Objects," November 26, 2002–May 2, 2004, no catalogue.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), South House, Canmore ID 280056 The first of the unexecuted Gate Lodge, Auchinbothie (1901) sketches [24] was realised as a mirrored pair of gatehouses to either side of the Achnabechan [25] and The Artist's Cottage drives, also at Farr by Inverness. Known as North House and South House, these were completed 1995–7. [26] [27] His trademark images adorn everything from calendars to tea mugs and examples of his original work – including chairs, tables and cutlery – are among the most collectable of any Scottish artist. The Hunterian Art Gallery was founded in 1807 and is Scotland’s oldest public museum. It is home to one of the largest collections outside the National Museums.

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Once in London, securing commissions proved difficult and he began to grow increasingly reclusive due to his declining mental health and financial strains. Meanwhile, his wife grew increasingly more social, hanging out with the bohemian art crowd in the city at night.