The roll of Swindon’s twin town after the “Berlin Wall” came down is told in my 2nd book “Another Picture Another Story”.
See how our twin town played a roll when the east – west boarder in Germany opened up. Read More »
From the archive pictures of the prize winner at the Swindon market in 1985.The market closed in 1988. Swindon cattle market best overall & turned out Bull Frankie with Roger Nuttland & Louise Nynin Harris Croft Farm RWB
Swindon Market December 1985. Read More »
Looking back through the archive to 1982 I discovered some images of RAF Lyneham with the VC10 landing and the C130 Hercules aircraft that made the base famous.
2-4-1982 Remembering RAF Lyneham. Read More »
A list stars and Pop royalty visited Littlecote House, when De Savary held a fashion show there in November of 1988. Among those attending were Jerry Hall and husband Rolling Stone front-man, Mick Jagger, Michael Cane and Jasmine Le Bon.
Calyx Archive: Star studded fashion show at Littlecote House 26-11-1988 Read More »
White House bridge may have been the most hit bridge in the UK at one time, but it still retains the accolade of being the bridge that demonstrated that you shouldn’t take a double decker bus under a low bridge! …Besides the unintentional impact the bridge received from unwary drivers of large vehicles, it received
Most hit bridge – White House bridge Swindon Read More »
For Halloween in 1981 the United States Air Force built a Little House of Horrors in a hanger at RAF/USAF Fairford.I doubt if it would be acceptable these days!!!
The Americans like Halloween Read More »
Pictures from a wedding show at the Devere Hotel (now the Village ) Shaw Ridge 08-03-1998 where designer Jane Watts’ gold, Lurex Dupion dress with the millennium planets sewn on to it stole the show. The designes were produced by Bridal Boutique proprietor Jane to be a little different for the millennium bride, but one
Wedding dress for the Millennium Read More »
In 1983 Swindon had a second rail works; in a garage in Greenmeadow. Dave Scarrott built to-scale replica locomotives including such accessories as the fireman’s shovel.
Swindon’s second rail works Read More »
Pictures of the Nationwide complex on Pipers Way taken during a helicopter flight in 1994 to photograph crop circles on the Marlborough Downs.. Note the newly planted forest at the sports ground and there is no park and ride..
Nationwide complex 1994 Read More »
