‘That famed place of aquatic gamboling’ : Swimming in Victorian Glasgow

How stories and poems are revealing the watery world of the 19th century residents who enjoyed swimming in Glasgow's rivers.

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Happy birthday to Historic Pools of Britain, celebrating 10 years today, also Sporting Heritage Day @sportingheritage https://historicpools.org.uk/ We're happy to be part of Historic Pools and sorry we couldn't make it to today's event at City Baths Newcastle. Thanks for all your work bringing historic swimming baths together, and have a great day! #NSHD #SwimmingHistory #SportHistory
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Open since 1871 means 1000s of Arlington Baths members have come through our doors, from very local, to very global! On National Sporting Heritage Day take a look at a few of them #NSHD2024 #Glasgow #SportsHistory #Swimming #SwimmingHistory #GlobalHistory

From Austria, pastor Adolphus Geyer built a church in #Woodlands for German-speakers, and ministered to travelling communities https://arlingtonbathshistory.co.uk/pastor-geyer/ 1/2

Pond and pulpit: The Pastor Geyer story

Explore the fascinating story of our former member Adolphus Hanns Geyer, the man who took the oldest photo of members of the Arlington Baths Club in 1896.

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