Catherine Cranston
(1849-1934)
woman, patron of the arts, and pioneer of tea-rooms
Died aged 84
Wikidata WikipediaCatherine Cranston (27 May 1849 – 18 April 1934), widely known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, was a leading figure in the development of tea rooms. She is nowadays chiefly remembered as a major patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald, in Glasgow, Scotland. The name of Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms lives on in reminiscences of Glasgow in its heyday.
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patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh , patron of Margaret Macdonald and patron of George Henry Walton
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Catherine ('Kate') Cranston 1849-1934 tea-rooms pioneer & famous patron of George Walton, Charles Rennie Mackintosh & Margaret MacDonald lived here
, Glasgow, United Kingdom where they lived