Richard, or 'Dickie', Hubbard Arroll was a successful businessman running a painting and decorating company when the First World War started. He was also an advocate for physical fitness.
Category: building
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?
Thomas Gentles: from water polo to war
Thomas Gentles is one of the faces in the photos that members see often when they are in the Arlington Baths. Here we follow his story and that of his family, including his brothers and sisters who were also members of the Baths.
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.
Turkish delight
Full of eastern promise, the Baths' homage to the Alhambra is slowly giving up its secrets...
Arlington Baths Club History Group 