Western Baths Club
The Western Baths Club is a swimming club based in the Scottish city of Glasgow . He uses the bathing establishment of the same name, which was included in the Scottish monument lists in 1970, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2014.
history
The first indoor swimming pool in Glasgow opened in 1804. Swimming enjoyed increasing popularity in the city, especially in the second half of the 19th century. In 1871, the United Kingdom's first private swimming club, the Arlington Baths Club, opened in Glasgow. In the course of the enthusiasm for swimming, various swimming clubs were founded in and around Glasgow. These include the Western Baths Club, founded in 1876. Before it was incorporated, it was in Burgh Hillhead . Although the association was open to both sexes when it was founded, its members were mostly male. Only a few bathing hours were reserved for women in the weekly schedule. It was not until 1965 that gender-segregated bathing times were abolished. Until the opening of the Esplanade Baths in Aberdeen in 1898, the Western Baths Club owned the largest swimming pool in Scotland.
description
The Western Baths Club is located on Cranworth Street in west Glasgow. The Scottish architects William Clarke and George Bell are responsible for the design . The total cost of construction was £ 20,000. The building has elements of Byzantine as well as neo-Gothic architecture. In 1907 and 1914 the building was redesigned in two phases by Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh and Honeyman & Keppie , respectively .
The swimming pool is designed with an arcade made of round arches . Above that, three lancet windows are embedded in the masonry. The basin floor, like parts of the walls, is covered with colored tiles.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Network presence of the association
- Entry on Western Baths Club in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 35.9 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 26.4" W.