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Basic Site Details

Arlington Baths Club
Glasgow
A listed
Scotland

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Arlington Street BathsYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
BathsNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Arlington Baths/61 Arlington StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1871
Opened1871/08/01
Addition1875Turkish Room added
Alterations and additions1893Building heightened. Reading room and billiard room added
1902North block altered - upper floor of facade
Alterations and additions1940Detailed plans drawn up for 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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
John Burnet (senior)1871
John Leck BruceArchitect1875Involved in construction of 1875 Turkish Suite extension, along with Charles Drake
Andrew Myles1893Building heightened and reading and billiard rooms added
Benjamin Conner1902North part altered - upper floor of facade
Alexander David HislopCArchitect1940Alterations

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gordon, Ian and Inglis, Simon2009Great Lengths: the Historic Indoor Swimming Pools of Great BritainEnglish Heritagep70-71
Shifrin, Malcolm2015Victorian Turkish BathsHistoric Englandpp229-231, 237
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p280

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1871/07/26*HS says 28/07/1871
Scottish Country Life1914/02

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Glasgow University Library Special CollectionsHislop & Welsh CollectionMS Hislop 82/1-28
Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1/577 (1893), 1/9154 (1902)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32173