West Templeton Carpet Factory
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West templeton carpet factory. We recommend booking templeton s carpet factory tours ahead of time to secure your spot. The doulton fountain in glasgow built in 1888 located near the people s palace museum. In 1984 it was converted into the templeton business centre then in 2005 a major regeneration project made it into a mixed use lifestyle village incorporating apartments office space and the west brewery bar and restaurant. A functional carpet mill once stood behind the spectacular facade of the templeton carpet factory.
Templeton carpet factory glasgow green scotland united kingdom glasgow scotland october 05 2010. The factory specialised in picture carpets such as the twelve apostles carpet which they exhibited at the paris exhibition of 1867. It was a lovely day so we wandered round the green first it s home to a beautifully restored fountain the people s palace and the former templeton s carpet factory modelled on the doge s palace no less. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund.
Brewery bar and restaurant west. James templeton from paisley patented a chenille axminster process by which he could manufacture more densely patterned and richly coloured carpets. Templeton on the green previously known as the templeton carpet factory is a distinctive building near the people s palace in glasgow scotland opened in 1892. Why not download the clyde waterfront heritage guide and visit this historic river clyde attraction.
This quickly became a much. Glasgow scotland 21st july 2013. The latter is now an office block and also houses west brewery which proved to be an excellent stop for lunch. James templeton died in 1885 and is buried in the upper part of glasgow necropolis.
See all 3 templeton s carpet factory tours on tripadvisor. Find out about the history of templeton s carpet factory a stunning historic landmark at glasgow green inspired by the medieval doge s palace in venice. Located in the city s east end the building was built in 1890 and was once the unlikely location of a carpet factory. In 1889 a further carpet mill was built facing glasgow green based on the doge s palace venice.
The iconic building s design was based off the doge s palace in venice.