Alexander David Hislop was a prominent member of the Arlington Baths Club and 1940s architect.
Category: architecture
Meandering
Ancient 'Greek' Frets or Keys feature lines enclosing spaces named meanders for the Meander River in modern-day Turkey. The patterns are thought to be representations of the sea and labyrinths.
Arlington architect: Benjamin Conner 1902 and the gym that never was
Benjamin Conner, civil engineer, architect and baths member, completed the façade as we see it today. What is the story behind the Arlington's gym?
Arlington Architect: Andrew Myles 1893, making the club Myles better
Architect Andrew Myles added part of the first floor and the staircase into the Arlington Baths Club in 1893. So who was he and what else did he build in Glasgow?
A life in concrete
The innovative system used to build our Turkish Bath was invented by Charles Drake, a Victorian concrete pioneer. Listen to an interview with his great-grandson, David Scott Cowan about his work and life.
Arlington Baths Club History Group 