Local History

Gary
Gorgeous Swindon, not even a shell of its former self, thing with Swindon is whatever's pretty gets filled in, bricked over and turned into either a pub or factory, next up's clarence house, i love Swindon but couldn't live there again, numpty gormless councilers that enjoy the inbred apathy have turned it, in my lifetime, into a bunch of ugly buildings facing each other, you can hardly reach fresh air never mind sunlight

Vance Willis
What an absolute treasure Faringdon Road park was. Whilst I appreciate we still have Queens park and the Town Gardens, looking back at the old photos makes you feel you are missing something. The Park today is just Grass and a haven for some of our more undesirable residents.

Alex Scott
wicked man i love old pictures there simply beautiful

louise hubball
i come from swindon and i have not seen it for years but it is great

Bob
REAL OLD!

Brian Heath
Interesting pictures, but more detail, and especially dates, would make them even more so. My first job was in Swindon, at the old Tax Office in Clarence House, Clarence Street 1958 to 1960. I used to go for luch-hour walks around the town, and I don't recall many of the buildings being there at that time - where, for instance, is/was the Queens Theatre? My guess is that most, if ot all, of these pictures (and in gallery 1) pre-date that late-1950s period by a fair margin, judging by the clothing of the people we can see and the almost total lack of traffic! My guess on most of them would be early 1920s, with some maybe as late as just before the war, but probably not many are later than that. DOea anyone have any definite information?

Michael Parker
My maternal Grandmother, Catherine Scammell was concierge at this hotel in the 1920s. Her husband, Frederick was a member of the Wiltshire constabulary.

Jean Bowsher
The dispensary and baths on the corner of Milton Road and Faringdon Road was also a GP's surgery. Great pictures but I too would love them all to be dated!

kirtsy macepeace
very good pictures

Gary Williams
Great pics , but I think this is baths and dispensary ( later GP's surgery as well) The GWR hospital was other side of the road .

Bridget Dawkins
I`ve lived in Swindon for 5 yrs now and i love to see the old photos of the town. Could anyone tell me the year of the photos thankyou.

paul lawrence
i have a lot of old swindon books, many, infact most of your pictures on this site i have never seen before and i find this collection wonderful. the one that puzzles me though, is in historic swindon photos 2, pic 35, managers house i think. where in dean street? is it on the site of the technical collage?, next to churchwards house? if anyone can let me know.....thanx.