This section of the site is provided in partnership with The Swindon Society and The Richard Jefferies Society. It enables you to see how the surrounding area used to look and learn more about your town. We are adding value by providing a current photograph taken as far as possible from the same position. The project involves a fair bit of detective work, so if you can add or correct information, please get in touch. This is your site, so if you would like to get involved in extending this project, please let us know.
Title |
Description | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mall, Commonweal School, Old Town, looking north, 1930 | June 1, 1930 |
 |
|
| The Mall, Commonweal School, Hockey Team, 1934-5 |
The team are, back row, left to right: Miss Thompsett, Mary Collingbourne, Audrey jones, Trixie Rickards, Cicely Cousins, Esme Elms, Miss Diffy; front row: Evelyn Farmer, Nina Collingbourne, Mary Greenhill (captain), Barbara Whiting and Iris Coker. |
June 1, 1934 |
 |
| Temple Street - An Old Firm Bus 1953 |
An 'Old Firm' bus pictured at their Swindon terminus at Temple Street. The Hawkins family, from High Street, Wroughton ran a service from Wroughton to Swindon until July 1955 when the Bristol Omnibus company purchased the contract |
June 1, 1953 |
 |
| Swindon, Train Accident! 1936 | January 15, 1936 |
 |
|
| Swindon, Train accident! 1936 |
A train accident near Swindon on January 15th 1936 at 5a.m. The Penzance-Paddington night sleeper train, drawn by 'Kings' class locomotive No. 6007 King William III, collided with some runaway wagons from a freight train. Two people were killed. The locomotive, after repair, was put back into service and not withdrawn until 1962. |
January 15, 1936 |
 |
Other Recently Added Videos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Swindon News
- Chance to see Swindon’s hidden ecological gem
- Help for smaller charities
- Help for smaller charities
- Help for smaller charities
- Paper boss Shah 'did not rape girl'
- Gifted youngsters take on joint school project
- Fake shop-fronts to brighten up area
- Person hit by train in West Swindon
- Man dies after being hit by train
- Hairdresser makes it to final of top competition
- Hairdresser makes it to final of top competition
- Everyone can ride
- Cancer charity hopes to raise £400,000 from world record jump
- Canoeists gear up for a very long day
- Highworth pupils meet children’s author Kate Maryon
- Swindon expect Caddis to return
- Swindon expect Caddis to return
- Commonweal pupils finish off special short film
- Setting sail with two operas
- Call to name road after shot lawyer
