'It was not uncommon to disguise industrial-use buildings in Glasgow with designs inspired by Ancient Egypt, classical Greece, and the Italian Renaissance'
While the People's Palace is the arguably more well-known grand building in Glasgow's East End, its neighbour has an interestingThe Templeton on the Green was once the home of James Templeton's carpet factory.
When Templeton wanted to expand his site in Glasgow Green, he was faced with multiple rejections from the city. He hired famous architect William Leiper to design a building that had no danger of being rejected, something that would not be met with discontent from those who didn’t want something resembling a large, industrial factory planted in the heart of the community.
Women were employed in a number of roles within the factory, such as operating the machinery, dying the wool, laying out new carpets or hand-painting carpets to add final flourishes and intricate details to the design.
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