Bath (Street) Bombs! with Join the Dots

Did you know Bath Street takes its name from Glasgow’s first ever bath house?

William Harley (1767–1830) was a Glasgow textile manufacturer and entrepreneur who bought the estate of ‘Saughy Hall’ in 1802 and set about transforming the area around what is now Sauchiehall Street and Blythswood. Harley supplied Glasgow with fresh spring water from his estate and even stored ice beneath a bridge he built over the St Enoch Burn, becoming Glasgow’s first fridge magnate.

He later turned his attention to a series of ambitious projects, including building the first public baths in the city, a bakery and a pioneering hygienic dairy. Sadly, Harley died in 1829 while travelling to Russia, where he hoped to introduce his innovative dairy system to the Tsar.

Come along to throw bath bombs into a vat of water in the park and watch them fizz, pop and crackle in different colours whilst you hear about the history of Harley.