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Pictures of mystery Swindon artist uncovered
Russian artist Olga Vejdaeva, who lived in Swindon in 1998 and exhibited her work quite widely, was photographed for a feature in April of that year. Can anybody throw a light on her achievements...
From the archive of 1998 Drink up Maurice.
9-4-1998 Drink up Maurice. The Mayor of Swindon, Cllr Maurice Fanning, celebrates the re-opening of the Crown at Stratton after a major refurbishment, by drinking a yard of ale, with James Arkell at hand to...
Doing it the old fashioned way at Doves Farm
Pictures of A farm straddling the Wiltshire Border who does its organic harvesting the old way, was taken in 2009. The reason for the traditional methods were to provide straw for the thatching industry. Harvest time in Wiltshire. On the borders of Wiltshire and...
Lydiard House painting by a “quietly spoken gentleman and a kindly man” POW
In the history of Lydiard I came across these pictures taken on this day 2013 of POW ehhibition : Painting of Lydiard House by German POW Peter Probst, a 36 year old German serviceman from Koblenz who began his internment at 160 POW Camp, Lydiard Park in 1947....
Nanette Newman at DOV birthday party 13-3-1998
Soap (in a bottle) advertisement star Nanette Newman at the Designer Outlet’s first birthday party fashion show...
Ridgeway dig 23-7-2000
SIMON CULLERY, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR ART & ARCHAEOLOGY, MAKING A PLASTER CAST OF A TRENCH AT KING ARTHUR’S CASTLE ON THE...