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21. The Corn Exchange Old Town

Aug 26, 2022 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

With Swindon in 50 Buildings, I had to keep to a firm brief set by the publisher, Amberley. I had to stay central – nothing from the wider borough. And the buildings I wrote about had to be still standing – they couldn’t be ex-buildings. So in this series of Swindon in 50 More Buildings I’m redressing some of that. Ergo, though I haven’t yet, I will include at least a couple of buildings from the wider borough and, if only one, an ex-building. Namely, ,Old Town’s Corn Exchange aka the Locarno.

20. Heelis NT HQ

Jul 6, 2022 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings, Swindon in Business

I’ve had to neglect Swindon in 50 more buildings to make room for other projects. But a visit to STEAM and therefore a walk right past Heelis, prompted me to do a post about it.

19. Park House Swindon 1876/1877

May 18, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

Having covered the GWR workers’ tunnel and the GWR barracks in the railway village conservation area in this series, time now to look at Park House.

Grade II listed, Park House Swindon, sits on Church Place overlooking the GWR park, in the railway village.

18. The GWR Barracks 1853-1855

May 2, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

Having covered a good chunk of Swindon’s fabulous GWR Railway Village in my Swindon in 50 Buildings book, I’m making up for the omission of this building there – here. If you’re with me.

16. The Nunnery on Milton Road

Mar 13, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

I very nearly put the nunnery on Milton Road in Swindon in 50 Buildings but didn’t. So, despite the fact that’s not too much to tell, I have to include it in this Swindon in 50 More Buildings series, because it’s unique in Swindon. There is no other nunnery – or ex-nunnery – in the town. Unless someone can tell me otherwise.

15. 1-3 Faringdon Road Swindon

Mar 13, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Sons & Daughters of Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

W G Little Milliner and Draper
Born in Chippenham to a Scots family, William Graham Little arrived in Swindon in 1874.

14. Stratton Methodist Church Swindon 1883

Mar 6, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

For this post in the Swindon in 50 More Buildings series I’m keeping with the Stratton area. The previous post covered Upper Stratton Baptist Church – and in this one Stratton Methodist Church. So one way and another I’ve got Methodism north of the railway well-covered!

13. Upper Stratton Baptist Church Swindon

Feb 27, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

With this Swindon in 50 More Buildings series my quest to include different areas of town continues, as it did in my Swindon in 50 Buildings book. What I can also do with this series, that I couldn’t with the book, is look at some buildings in the wider borough. But for now, with this post, I’m in Upper Stratton with the Upper Stratton Baptist Church.

12. The WH Smith Offices

Feb 14, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

I’d had no particular thought about including the WH Smith offices in this series. But then, as is so often the way, I saw something on Twitter that piqued my interest and persuaded me that I should. What I saw was this article from the 20th century society about getting the building – what’s left of it – listed.

11. Anderson’s Almshouses Old Town

Feb 6, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

Now known as Anderson’s hostel, Anderson’s alms houses in Old Town – on Cricklade Street to be precise – were built thanks to a bequest by one Alexander Anderson in 1865. He made his bequest of £1, 636 for the benefit of the poor.

10. The Oasis Pleasure Dome

Feb 3, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Swindon in 50 More Buildings, The Oasis

For No 10 in my series on Swindon in 50 More Buildings we’re paying a visit to the Oasis Pleasure Dome. Have you got your towel under your arm?

9. The Southbrook Inn Swindon

Jan 23, 2021 | Architecture in Swindon, Guest Bloggers, Rebecca Davies, Swindon in 50 More Buildings

The other week my regular guest blogger, Rebecca Davies, sent me a delightful and charming account of an older couple she once visited in Ferndale. It’s a lovely story and it’s further down in this post. But as her story is set in Ferndale I figured I could tie it in with a Swindon in 50 More Buildings post centred on the Southbrook Inn Swindon. Which happens to be in Ferndale.

21. The Corn Exchange Old Town

20. Heelis NT HQ

19. Park House Swindon 1876/1877

18. The GWR Barracks 1853-1855

16. The Nunnery on Milton Road

15. 1-3 Faringdon Road Swindon

14. Stratton Methodist Church Swindon 1883

13. Upper Stratton Baptist Church Swindon

12. The WH Smith Offices

11. Anderson’s Almshouses Old Town

10. The Oasis Pleasure Dome

9. The Southbrook Inn Swindon

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