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ISSUE 10 NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2016 The charity that protects, preserves and promotes the nation’s Mackintosh heritage for the enjoyment of future generations. IN THIS ISSUE FEATURE ISSUE 10 AUTUMN 2016 GSA Mackintosh Restoration Glasgow School of Art Progress Report 3 News in Brief 4 Progress Report Liz Davidson Creating a Future for the Willow Tea Rooms 6 Senior Project Manager, Glasgow Restoration, Glasgow School of Art Society People 8 In July 2016, contractors Mackintosh in Crail 10 Kier Construction Limited AGM Trip 2016 11 started on site after a lengthy, EU procurement process. Kier demonstrated that they had the necessary strength 4 in depth and logistical ability Cover image: The Music Room, House for an Art Lover to manage the project at the Mack, bringing in experienced and highly skilled sub- East stairwell. Stripped out former ‘junior 3 8 11 Opposite: Plaster casts salvaged from architecture’ floor. contractors and working to the building, now in off site storage. achieve best value and the highest quality on specialist clamped to the stone piers of Elsewhere on the top floor contractor designed elements the Library windows whose of the former professors of the restoration works. frames are now removed. studios - the new timber The programme will extend Once complete the work will framework of the flat roofs to January 2019 when the commence to take down all the is being constructed and the School hopes to enter a careful stone that once framed these temporary roof being modified commissioning phase and then windows. Already, the close to allow the lifting shortly be able to open to the public inspection that the scaffold of the first of the new steel for a number of months prior Published by The Charles Schedule for your Society publications allows us is revealing hairline beams that make up this to full student occupation Rennie Mackintosh Society Please send us news, reviews and articles to meet the following timetable: fractures on the stone, as a space. On reopening the top in September of that year. Mackintosh Queen’s Cross The next Journal will be the spring 2017 issue, copy deadline result of the extremes of heat floor will be used as studios 870 Garscube Road 9 December 2016. Main works at present are and the stresses put upon the for the design school so whilst Glasgow G20 7EL We are always interested to receive features, articles and new research for concentrated on stabilising structure by the expansion the form of the professors T: +44 (0) 141 946 6600 inclusion in Society publications. Please email the Director with notes of E: [email protected] interest and a short abstract summarising your intended submission. the west tower facade of the and rapid cooling of metal studios will largely be building prior to selective element; the effort to retain recreated, they will be put to ISSN: 0141 559x Registered in Scotland Company No. SC293107 dismantling next month. as much of the carved and a new, student-focussed use. www.crmsociety.com The CRM Society has Charitable Status Ref. No. SCO12497 www.mackintoshchurch.com Massive, specially fabricated tooled original surface of the steel braces have been masonry will be a challenge. 2 | Autumn 2016 Autumn 2016 | 3 NEWS IN BRIEF NEWSFEATURE IN BRIEF Happy 20th Birthday to House for an Art Lover Mackintosh Buildings The Second Greatest Scot! Safeguarding the Legacy 78 Derngate celebrating Survey The public voted in a poll set up 100th anniversary House for an Art Lover The December programme The first-ever assessment of the by the National Trust for Scotland The Society took a stand celebrates its 20th is equally packed with Mackintosh built heritage of over this summer to determine the and urged others to protest The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Anniversary this year and festive concerts, recitals, the 50 buildings and monuments nation’s favourite historical figure. too when it learned of a House at 78 Derngate was there has been a whole annual Festive Fayre and was initiated by the Society last Five people were proposed by the planning application for an famously remodelled by charity: Mary, Queen of Scots, host of events taking place Hogmanay celebrations. year. The survey determines the unsympathetic development Mackintosh in 1916–1917 for current condition of a range of Flora MacDonald, Charles Rennie at the House to celebrate. at 294 Sauchiehall Street, his client W J Bassett-Lowke, New head chef, Andy Temple, prioritised Mackintosh buildings Mackintosh, Sir Hugh Munro and So far these have included Glasgow. The demolition of an also joins the team from and related works, including Robert Burns – each credited with though in fact the house was Mackintosh-inspired recitals, existing building to make way his position as head chef at interiors and gravestones, having left an enormous legacy. built 100 years prior to its talks, tours and special art for student housing would Cail Bruich so try out the within public and private The online poll was free to enter. transformation. 78 Derngate classes, with plenty still obscure the magnificent view new café menu soon. Set in ownership. The survey work is Mackintosh attracted 19% of the is open until 18 December or to come including murder being undertaken by Simpson votes, placing him as runner-up to of The Glasgow School of Art, the glorious surroundings of plan your visit for 2017 when mystery evenings! & Brown Architects and Page\ Robert Burns who secured 44%! enjoyed from Sauchiehall Bellahouston Park, House it re-opens on 1st February. Park Architects and is being led The result was most appropriate Street and Dalhousie Street. for an Art Lover offers by the Society’s director Stuart because the NTS used the The proposed new-build Check the website for an excellent day out. Robertson and board member campaign to raise donations would also affect the daylight opening hours and details at Pamela Robertson, former towards the repair of the Burns Book events online at www.78derngate.org.uk Professor of Mackintosh Studies Monument in Kilmarnock. to south-facing studios in the www.houseforanartlover. at the University of Glasgow. iconic Mackintosh Building. co.uk/whats-on/highlights Checking out the most popular Scottish artist Avril Paton painted a The first phase of survey work For more details and updates is complete and phase 2 is Great Scot at the Robert Burns piano at Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Birthplace Museum see www.crmsociety.com during the Mackintosh Festival. underway – the next issue of The Journal in 2017 will provide a fuller report. In the Spotlight Mackintosh Queen’s Cross “One of the best examples featured well in the STV of the Society’s value broadcast on 10 October and contribution to promoting Glasgow’s Scotland’s heritage is Mackintosh Festival 2016. the Mackintosh building The programme highlighted artist Avril Paton’s work and conditions survey, the guitar concert with Laura which is being delivered Browne and Lewis Dunsmore. with the support and generosity Glebe Place, London of The In Quest of Beauty Kelvin Hall Glasgow One of Mackintosh’s last Monument The fabulous temporary Refurbished by Glasgow City architectural projects has exhibition ‘Alphonse Mucha: Council, the University of become a popular tour for Trust.” In Quest of Beauty’ is on show Glasgow and National Library Society members only. A further Carol Matthews, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery of Scotland, Kelvin Hall is now 50 members will visit The Studio Chair, CRM Society and Museum, Glasgow until officially open, providing public House, Chelsea (1920–21) in 19 February 2017. access to 400,000 objects November. To book or reserve a including Mackintosh archives place on the next tour in 2017, The east window at Queen’s and tea room furniture. contact 0141 946 6600. Cross, one of the buildings in See www.kelvinhall.org.uk the survey project 4 | Autumn 2016 Autumn 2016 | 5 FEATURE FEATURE Creating a future for the project de-risked and very Miss Cranston’s dress importantly the construction When the Tea Rooms closed in programme pulled forward to June 2016 the international and enable the project to complete local interest in the building from Mackintosh fans, tourists and the and open in June 2018, the general public was so great that Willow Tea Rooms 150th anniversary of Charles a ‘Pop Up’ information Centre Rennie Mackintosh’s birth. was set up for one month in the Willow Tea Rooms project office Celia Sinclair, Founder and Chair at No. 215 Sauchiehall Street. of The Willow Tea Rooms Trust This featured information panels and floor plans to tell the story There is huge excitement greatest and influential of the project to date and also about the announcement designers who is admired displayed Mackintosh furniture around the world. This project made in October 2016 and an original dress of Miss will rejuvenate and restore the Cranston, pictured. In just one that the Heritage Lottery Willow Tea Rooms so that their month, 1,717 people visited Fund has awarded a unique ambiance and design the Pop Up, meeting staff and Development Grant of can be enjoyed as it was first volunteers from the CRM Society. A further 560 people visited on intended.” £250,000 to enable the Doors Open day in September. Willow Tea Rooms Trust The Willow Tea Rooms Trust to progress its plans and has also secured £250,000 apply for the Stage 2 pass from Glasgow City Council, £200,000 from Glasgow City of £3.7 million to deliver The overall project cost is Trish Ingram Heritage Trust and £175,000 almost £10 million, the project This summer Trish was one of valuable insight into the level of the project.