The week before the fire that destroyed his Glasgow School of Art, the 150th anniversary of the designer's birth was celebrated with a preview of the £10m restoration of the Willow Tea Rooms.

The original Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for local tea entrepreneur Kate Cranston. The daughter of a tea merchant, Miss Cranston was an influential figure in ...

Image caption, 'The Willow Tearooms' on Sauchiehall street is Kate Cranston's most famous tearoom. It is still open to the public today. Sauchiehall street inspired the tearoom's name and design ...