The story of John S Thomson, a lifelong member of the Arlington Baths, who swam for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympic Games.
Category: men
Léon Emmanuel Lévy: the six-month soldier
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.
Mapping the members who served in World War One
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
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?
Richard Hubbard Arroll: housepainter and fitness fanatic
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.
Arlington Baths Club History Group 