West Templeton Carpet Factory

Templeton carpet factory glasgow green scotland united kingdom glasgow scotland october 05 2010.

West templeton carpet factory.

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Glasgow scotland 21st july 2013. The doulton fountain in glasgow built in 1888 located near the people s palace museum. In 1889 a further carpet mill was built facing glasgow green based on the doge s palace venice. The factory specialised in picture carpets such as the twelve apostles carpet which they exhibited at the paris exhibition of 1867.

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. Brewery bar and restaurant west. Located in the city s east end the building was built in 1890 and was once the unlikely location of a carpet factory. He went on to become one of the most successful carpet manufacturers in britain producing carpets for state occasions great houses luxury liners including the titanic as well as for domestic use.

In the background are the people s palace the doulton fountain and the templeton business centre formerly templeton s carpet factory. 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. James templeton died in 1885 and is buried in the upper part of glasgow necropolis. The latter is now an office block and also houses west brewery which proved to be an excellent stop for lunch.

Templeton s was a magnificent building modelled on venice s famous doge s palace apparently because nearby residents on the wealthy streets of the east end did not want just any common or garden factory on their doorsteps and its beautiful façade matched the elegance and grandeur of the upmarket carpets it produced. 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. We recommend booking templeton s carpet factory tours ahead of time to secure your spot.

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.