epw000942 ENGLAND (1920). Swindon Gas Works and the Great Western Railway, Swindon, from the north-west, 1920
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| Title | [EPW000942] Swindon Gas Works and the Great Western Railway, Swindon, from the north-west, 1920 |
| Reference | EPW000942 |
| Date | May-1920 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SWINDON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 413824, 185571 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.8005256732169, 51.568366365145 |
| National Grid Reference | SU138856 |
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 Town Hall |
 NottmJas |
Friday 26th of June 2020 10:23:19 PM |
| Victoria Hospital |
gBr |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 06:26:48 PM |
| GWR Park |
gBr |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 06:25:23 PM |
| Christ Church, Old Town |
gBr |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 06:24:06 PM |
| Tramcar at Rodbourne terminus |
gBr |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 06:22:54 PM |
| North Wilts Canal and remains of lock. |
gBr |
Wednesday 26th of November 2014 09:07:16 AM |
| Reservoir of GWR factory. |
Gerald Maull |
Sunday 3rd of August 2014 04:36:08 PM |
| Baptist Mission, Rodbourne Rd, (1907 - 1964), known locally as the "Tin Chapel". |
Gerald Maull |
Sunday 3rd of August 2014 04:35:08 PM |
| Stock shed (surplus stock kept here) |
Brannkouk |
Saturday 30th of March 2013 09:59:23 PM |
| Coalstage |
Brannkouk |
Saturday 30th of March 2013 09:58:34 PM |
| Swindon loco shed |
Brannkouk |
Saturday 30th of March 2013 09:56:59 PM |
| old a shops. now designer outlet centre |
mikes place |
Monday 11th of March 2013 01:08:29 PM |
Wasn't A Shop west of Rodbourne Road ? |
gerry-r |
Monday 2nd of June 2014 11:11:45 PM |
| radnor street cemetary. |
mikes place |
Monday 11th of March 2013 01:07:04 PM |
| great western railway offices ( now part of national heritage ) |
mikes place |
Monday 11th of March 2013 01:05:24 PM |
| great western railway gas works. |
mikes place |
Monday 11th of March 2013 01:02:11 PM |
And not to be confused with the Swindon Gas Works on Gypsy Lane, to the east of the station and not in this view. |
gBr |
Saturday 13th of December 2014 10:25:31 PM |
 Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel built in 1889. It was converted to offices for Radio Rental Ltd and still stands as a building for local community organizations |
Gordy |
Wednesday 13th of February 2013 04:20:57 PM |
| Bruce Street |
Gordy |
Wednesday 13th of February 2013 04:07:48 PM |
 This was a machine store nicknamed the Crystal Palace. It was dismantled in 1990 to make way for the Designer Outlet Village car park adjacent to Kemble Drive. The building had a steel framework similar to the Crystal Palace in London. When it was dismantled one section was sold to the West Somerset Railway and erected at Williton Station |
Gordy |
Saturday 26th of January 2013 08:48:13 PM |
 Bruce Street Bridge
The brick structure was demolished in 1956 and replaced with a steel girder bridge to allow double decker buses to go to Rodbourne Cheney & Mordon |
Gordy |
Saturday 26th of January 2013 07:55:43 PM |
| St Mark's Church |
Gordy |
Saturday 26th of January 2013 07:28:53 PM |
 Originally this house was called Sunnyside and was owned by William Kent who was a builder. He built several houses mainly in Swindon Old Town and the long building at the rear of the house was his joinery workshop.
At the time of the aerial photo Andre Brooks was in residence and in 1930 expanded the business to include furniture Removal and storage using the ex joinery workshop. |
Gordy |
Saturday 26th of January 2013 07:21:12 PM |
| Jennings Street |
 Class31 |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 08:37:15 AM |
| Guppy Street |
Class31 |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 08:36:21 AM |
Guppy Street was named after Thomas Richard Guppy a Bristol engineer who was a great friend of I.K.Brunel |
Gordy |
Wednesday 30th of January 2013 05:01:16 AM |
| St Augustines Church |
Loopykells |
Monday 9th of July 2012 07:42:59 PM |
| Rodbourne Road Methodist Church(now demolished) |
Loopykells |
Monday 9th of July 2012 07:42:19 PM |
| Even Swindon School |
Loopykells |
Monday 9th of July 2012 07:41:40 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 The original Rodbourne Road Methodist Church was built in 1901 for £1479 and a church hall was built adjacent to it in 1957. In 2003 the church was demolished as it's condition had deteriorated beyond affordable repair and the congregation moved to the refurbished church hall. All information and photo taken from the Rodbourne Community History Groups publication "Walk Down the Lane" |
Gordy |
Wednesday 13th of February 2013 03:58:49 PM |