Gardens · Central Scotland
Templeton On The Green
Templeton On The Green — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Alec MacKinnon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Templeton On The Green is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Templeton On The Green, converted from the Templeton Carpet Factory, is a distinctive building near the People's Palace, in Glasgow, Scotland, opened in 1892. 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.
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Background
History
The building was designed and built as a carpet factory for James Templeton and Son, for the manufacture of Templeton's patented spool Axminster carpets. (The story of the disaster is carved in a section of stone beneath the base of Templeton Gate, installed during refurbishment work to the area in 2005.) The building was completed in 1892, at a cost of £20,000, but restoration of the collapsed facade and weaving sheds added £3000 to the building costs. A fire in the factory in 1900 resulted in more deaths, commemorated by a female statue on top of the facade. In 1983, James Templeton & Co merged with A F Stoddard and Henry Widnell & Stewart to form Stoddard Carpets. The building was…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8504, -4.2326
- Address
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Established
- 1892
- Official site
- www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7698829 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Templeton On The Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Templeton On The Green?
- Templeton On The Green is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8504°, -4.2326°.
- When was Templeton On The Green built?
- Templeton On The Green dates to 1892.