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Arlington architect: Alexander David Hislop

February 8, 2022 ~ wcjess ~ Leave a comment

Alexander David Hislop was a prominent member of the Arlington Baths Club and 1940s architect.

Arlington architect: Benjamin Conner 1902 and the gym that never was

December 23, 2018May 20, 2021 ~ wcjess ~ Leave a comment

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

October 5, 2018May 16, 2023 ~ wcjess ~ Leave a comment

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?

Turkish delight

July 31, 2018June 15, 2022 ~ wcjess ~ 2 Comments

Full of eastern promise, the Baths' homage to the Alhambra is slowly giving up its secrets...

The original building

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 ~ wcjess ~ 2 Comments

Our original building was constructed by John Burnet and opened on August 1st 1871. Here we 'reconstruct' what it must have looked like.

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