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This Is My Glasgow Dec 9, 2024

The former Whitevale Public Baths and Washhouse in the East End of Glasgow. Designed by A.B. McDonald in a Baroque style, it opened in 1902. At the time is was built, it was the largest baths in the city. It had 34 private baths for men and 64 washing stalls as well as separate mens and womens pools which could be drained and used as public halls.

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It also had a Turkish baths, slipper baths for men and women, and a gymnasium. Most ususually, it also had a library and reading room funded by a bequest from the spirit merchant John Rankin. Parts of the original buildings have been demolished and what remains currently stands empty and unused.

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