Basic Site Details
| Name: | Western Baths |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £20,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Hillhead Western Baths | Yes | |
| Western Club Baths | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Baths | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 8-12, Cranworth Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1876 | 1881 | ||
| 24 April 1878 | Opened | Shifrin gives 29 April 1878. | |
| 1907 | Alterations | ||
| 1914 | Alterations | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden | A | 1876 | 1881 | Principally by Clarke & Bell | |
| George Bell I | A | 1876 | 1881 | ||
| Robert Alexander Bryden | A | 1876 | 1881 | Principally by Clarke & Bell | |
| William Clarke | A | 1876 | 1881 | ||
| Charles Rennie Mackintosh | B | 1907 | Alterations | ||
| Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh | B | 1907 | Alterations | ||
| John Keppie | B | 1907 | Alteration | ||
| Honeyman & Keppie | C | 1914 | Further alterations | ||
| John Keppie | C | 1914 | Further alterations | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Western Baths Company | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gordon, Ian and Inglis, Simon | 2009 | Great Lengths: the Historic Indoor Swimming Pools of Great Britain | English Heritage | pp72-73 | |
| Shifrin, Malcolm | 2015 | Victorian Turkish Baths | Historic England | pp231-234. Good early photos | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect | 12 November 1881 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32859 | |
| Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | Job Book | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | H/66, H/95 | |