image for illustration: Ruchill Church Hall, Glasgow by user:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons
A rare set of buildings, the Mackintosh Halls, Glasgow, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh are to be sold for the first time.
The Glasgow Times writes:
The Mackintosh Halls… will officially go on the market ‘towards the end of the year’. However, an exact date has not yet been confirmed. The Church of Scotland, which owns the buildings, has not revealed the price..
… Mackintosh Halls feature a variety of… trademark styles, including stained glass windows and flower patterns on the doors. Stuart Robertson, director of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society… added: ‘… Ruchill was designed at the start of Mackintosh’s extraordinary creative period from 1895-1906, which includes nearby Queen’s Cross Church (1897-9), The Glasgow School of Art (1897–9), the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in London and his first work for Miss Cranston….The legacy is small, vulnerable and irreplaceable.’
