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.
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| Drove Road, Gypsy Caravan, 1968 | June 1, 1968 |
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| Cambria Place, Cambria Baptist Chapel, 1968 |
Built in 1866 for the Railwaymen and thier families from Wales coming to work at the GWR Works. Closed in 1986. |
June 1, 1968 |
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| Dryden Street, No.33 G. Berry Grocer, 1968 |
No. 33 is now a private house. |
June 1, 1968 |
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| Cromwell Street, shops, 1968 |
Cromwell Street was where the Brunel Shopping Centre stands now. |
June 1, 1968 |
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| Cromwell Street, No.6 Bretts Pet Shop, 1968 |
Cromwell - demolished for development of Brunel Shopping Centre. This Denis Bird photograph shows No.6 - Bretts pet shop, formerly the photographic studio of William Hooper and Fred Palmer. |
June 1, 1968 |
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