epw000924 ENGLAND (1920). Great Western Railway Works, Swindon, from the south-west, 1920

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Title [EPW000924] Great Western Railway Works, Swindon, from the south-west, 1920
Reference EPW000924
Date May-1920
Link
Place name SWINDON
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 413671, 184477
Longitude / Latitude -1.8027759458303, 51.558532458838
National Grid Reference SU137845

Pins

G.W.R. weighbridge. G.W.R. weighbridge. Still standing but now the Weighbridge public house and restaurant

Keith
Saturday 16th of March 2024 05:15:00 PM
The White House P.H.

Keith
Saturday 16th of March 2024 05:07:25 PM
GWR Medical Fund Society Hospital, dating from 1871. Part funded by Daniel Gooch, Chairman of the Great Western Railway, and part by an increase in staff Medical Fund Society deductions. See: https://swindonstory.uk/stories/gwr-hospital/

Kentishman
Sunday 16th of July 2023 09:01:04 AM
GWR Medical Fund Baths and Dispensary on the corner of Faringdon Street and Milton Road, started in 1891/92. 'Historic interest: * for the age and survival of the Turkish baths suite, which have been identified as the oldest surviving, continually-functioning Turkish baths establishment in the country, which remain very little altered and in their original use; * the Health Hydro complex is highly significant as an integrated health care facility – which included two swimming baths; Turkish, Russian and washing baths; doctors; a dispensary; dental surgeries and dental laboratory; and ophthalmology, chiropody, psychology and physiotherapy departments – dating from some 50 years before the first NHS Health Centres began to provide such services for the general population...' taken from https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382135?section=official-list-entry

Kentishman
Sunday 16th of July 2023 08:47:14 AM
County Ground, Swindon Town FC

gBr
Saturday 8th of April 2023 12:26:29 PM
Loco coal reserves. A classic buy in bulk when cheap.

John Wass
Wednesday 15th of November 2017 02:22:40 PM
Newburn House home to the Chief Mechanical Engineers of the Swindon Railway Works. Now demolished the only reminder left of the name is Newburn Crecent.

bunnyone
Monday 21st of July 2014 09:12:29 PM
AW Shop where wheels were assembled onto axles, metal tyres fitted and and then turned on wheel lathes ready to be fitted onto the locomotives.

bunnyone
Monday 21st of July 2014 08:26:12 PM
AE Erecting Shop where engines were built and repaired.

bunnyone
Monday 21st of July 2014 08:20:56 PM
AM Machine Shop

bunnyone
Monday 21st of July 2014 08:18:06 PM
Breakdown crane

Isleworth1961
Monday 10th of June 2013 07:23:48 PM

Ann
Wednesday 27th of March 2013 09:03:55 AM
St Marks Church

Ann
Wednesday 27th of March 2013 09:03:06 AM

Ann
Wednesday 27th of March 2013 09:01:45 AM
Linslade Street

Gordy
Saturday 26th of January 2013 12:57:49 AM

Gordy
Saturday 26th of January 2013 12:57:16 AM
Redcliffe Street

Class31
Saturday 29th of September 2012 09:22:56 PM

Class31
Saturday 29th of September 2012 09:21:47 PM

Class31
Saturday 29th of September 2012 09:20:08 PM
Swindon Junction Station GWR

Class31
Saturday 29th of September 2012 09:16:07 PM

Katy Whitaker
Saturday 30th of June 2012 10:44:30 AM
one half of the tarmac shed moved to Williton on the west somerset railway

Braikenridge
Wednesday 27th of June 2012 10:38:38 PM

User Comment Contributions

The memorials relevant to this photo are not visible as they are now in the STEAM Museum building, but worthy of inclusion as they are memorials to GWR workers.

melgibbs
Monday 14th of April 2014 04:56:45 PM
On the GWR site now is the STEAM Museum and in that are 12 War Memorials to workers that died in WW1 & WW2. The images in the attached composite photo were taken on the 8th June 2013 after a Britain From Above get-together. For details of one memorial and the names on it, see www.roll-of-honour.com/Wiltshire/SwindonGWRLoco.html

melgibbs
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 12:28:29 PM
This image has been shown as part of the event held at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre - as a reference to everybody who attended and would like to revisit the selection!

Sandra Brauer
Thursday 29th of November 2012 02:28:33 PM