The Dalrymple family was heavily involved in the Arlington Baths in the early 20th century while James Dalrymple was also making his mark on the city as manager of the Glasgow trams.
Category: Glasgow Swimming Bath Company
Original subscribers to the Glasgow Swimming Bath Company.
Robert Boyd – calico printer
Robert Boyd was part of a family calico printing firm in Barrhead and Manchester which was run with his brother Thomas Boyd. Robert Boyd was a founding member of the Baths, being an original shareholder of the Glasgow Swimming Baths Co Ltd and on the first committee of management of the Arlington Swimming Club. The … Continue reading Robert Boyd – calico printer
Sebastian Hermann Schwabe – businessman and calico printer
Sebastian Hermann Schwabe was a businessman from a German Jewish family who had long been established in Glasgow and Lancashire.
John Marshall Junior – lawyer
John Marshall came from a family of lawyers and himself worked in the legal profession, with a connection with courts in Ireland.
Robert Dalglish Junior – calico printer and longtime Arlington chairman
Robert Dalglish Junior was from an eminent local family, including businessmen, a Lord Provost and an MP, and was chairman of the the Board at the Arlington Baths for its first 48 years. He was a director of the Glasgow Swimming Baths Company and secretary to the First Committee of Management of the Arlington Swimming … Continue reading Robert Dalglish Junior – calico printer and longtime Arlington chairman
Arlington Baths Club History Group 