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Author Louise Welsh reflects on Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art.

1/5 Louise describes her memories of the building before it was ravaged by two fires.

This week's Essays are celebrating British architecture. Each writer has a passionate connection with the building featured, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.

Image courtesy of Alan McAteer

Producer: Clare Walker


Published on Monday, 8th July 2019.

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