Photos: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Michal Klajban, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Barnabas Csomor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Michal Klajban, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Barnabas Csomor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Mackintosh at the Willow, seen from Sauchiehall Street
Your local guide
Aileen Docherty
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Highlights
- A tearoom designed in full by Mackintosh
- Distinctive geometric window detailing
- Ironwork restored to the original design
- Decades of change, carefully undone
- Glasgow Style up close on Sauchiehall Street
About this tour
This session looks closely at Mackintosh at the Willow on Sauchiehall Street, a tearoom designed in full by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. You see the building's distinctive geometric facade and the restored ironwork around its entrance. Aileen explains how the building survived decades of change before being carefully restored.
After a short sound check across the street, the session moves closer for the entrance detail, with time for questions throughout. Aileen answers as you go and sends a short note afterwards on other Mackintosh buildings worth seeing nearby.
It suits anyone interested in Glasgow's distinctive design heritage, and works well alongside a Kelvingrove session. It also appeals to design and architecture enthusiasts.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Glasgow before heading out.
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The tearoom's street facade 15 min
The camera holds on the building's distinctive facade on Sauchiehall Street, designed in full by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Aileen points out the geometric window detailing typical of his style.
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The entrance ironwork 15 min
Moving closer, the camera studies the ironwork around the entrance, restored to match Mackintosh's original design. Aileen explains how the building was restored after decades of alteration.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Glasgow: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Irn-Bru and The East End, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Glasgow, showing you The tearoom's street facade and The entrance ironwork live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Glasgow live with my phone. I hold steady on the Mackintosh detail.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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