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The Arlington Baths champion in the 1924 Olympics

May 29, 2019March 26, 2022 ~ Arlington Baths Club History Group ~ 4 Comments

The story of John S Thomson, a lifelong member of the Arlington Baths, who swam for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympic Games. 

Léon Emmanuel Lévy: the six-month soldier

February 4, 2019February 12, 2024 ~ Arlington Baths Club History Group ~ 2 Comments

Glasgow clerk Léon Lévy died on the Western Front but that was not quite the end of his story. For 80 years later his name and grave became part of a short story about the War and remembrance by award-winning author Julian Barnes.

Sydney John Ancill, the dentist who died in Baghdad

January 28, 2019November 8, 2020 ~ Arlington Baths Club History Group ~ 1 Comment

Sydney John Ancill lived in Sandyford Place in Glasgow with his parents, brother and two sisters. His family were in the clothing business and before the First World War his mother ran a ladies outfitters in Sauchiehall Street.

Mapping the members who served in World War One

January 18, 2019November 8, 2020 ~ Arlington Baths Club History Group ~ Leave a comment

When we discovered hundreds of names and addresses of members who had served in the First World War, we used the data to create an interactive map.

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?

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