First Broadcast:
Apr 13 2009
Here's a treat for history buffs. A look at the life and times of Swindon sixty years ago, in the heyday of your grandfather or even your great-grandfather.
Features a public Art exhibition, Industrial show, Swimming in Coate water, displays at the County Ground, Sailing, Sports, Trade Union parades, an amusing Beauty Contest and a Drama on women's lives through the ages; amongst many scenes of a town at leisure enjoying participation in the cultural life it had created.
Details: 27 mins 57 secs
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