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Bransby Williams, Actor Manager

April 25, 2021July 4, 2021 ~ eunice crook ~ 1 Comment

Actor Bransby Williams was a successful actor, who was often in Glasgow to perform in pantomime or his popular impersonations of Dickens' characters.

Captain Bernard Alexander Leslie

March 30, 2021 ~ eunice crook ~ 1 Comment

This Arlington member had a long career behind the scenes in the theatre world, including many years at the Empire Theatre in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

Speed or Grace – 100 years of “Ladies” swimming competitions

April 13, 2018July 29, 2018 ~ eunice crook ~ 2 Comments

The Ladies Minute Books contain records for the Annual Ladies swimming competitions over a period of 100 years from their inception in 1875

The origins of the Arlington Baths for Ladies

March 19, 2018July 29, 2018 ~ eunice crook ~ 2 Comments

What can we discover in the archives about the origins of the Arlington Baths for Ladies, founded in 1872?

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