Catherine Cranston
Catherine Cranston | |
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Catherine "Kate" Cranston, around 1903 | |
| Born | Catherine Cranston May 27, 1849 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | April 18, 1934 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Neilston Cemetery, Scotland |
| Other names | Kate Cranston, Miss Cranston |
| Occupations | Businesswoman, tea room proprietor |
| Known for | Leading figure in the development of tea rooms; patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
| Spouse | John Cochrane (m. 1892) |
Catherine Cranston (27 May 1849 – 18 April 1934), widely known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, was a leading figure in the development of tea rooms. She is nowadays chiefly remembered as a major patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald, in Glasgow, Scotland. The name of Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms lives on in reminiscences of Glasgow in its heyday.