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Station Road, Trip, 1920 |
http://livepixelsphotography.com/info/ Passengers boarding a train in the sidings at Swindon for the annual works' holiday, The origin of these special trains dated back to 1849 when employees who were members of the Mechanics Institute were granted a special train for the trip. Originally Trip was for one day but then was extended to a week in 1873. By the 1930's around 26,000 employees and their families were transported to more than 250 destinations throughout Britain. About 40% of the population of Swindon took this holiday albeit unpaid until 1938. From 1946 it was extended again to two weeks holiday per year. |
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Station Road, Wills Factory Outing, 1923 |
http://life1031.com/photos/mdJ.JPG The Wills factory excursion committee, seen here posing on the platform before boarding the train to London for a days excursion. They had also hired 11 charabancs in London to carry all the workers on a sightseeing trip around the city. order alprazolam from mexico |
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Station Road, Wills Tobacco Factory Trip, 1923 |
http://wsradio.net/?wordfence_lh=1 Wills Tobacco factory girls off to London for a day trip waiting for their trains at GWR junction station in May 1923. |
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Station Road, Wills Tobacco Factory Trip, 1924 |
alprazolam cheap This year the trip was to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley and over 400 workers showed an interest in going. |
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Station Road: Bullens Bridge 1923 |
Levelling Bullen's Bridge. A new road Station Road is being constructed just south of the bridge |
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