The only home in England designed by the architect has new galleries added to an adjoining building.
An extension on a house that was the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh's final commission has been completed.
Designed and remodelled by the Glasgow architect in 1916, 78 Derngate is the only place where his style can be seen in its original setting. Local people united with members of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society to campaign for its preservation and it opened to the public in 2004.The house in Northampton is the only one in England designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
The £950,000 two-storey glass extension means there is now twice as much gallery space as before and a new shop and education centre.Image source,Ms Jansson said the space was "fantastic" and worked "seamlessly" with the original buildings. "It is like it has always been here," she said.
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