31-5-1983 KGV exiting Box Tunnel on a test run.
After an overhaul in the Swindon works the King George V loco was tested on the Bristol line. I pictured it exiting Box Tunnel.
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1 million tiles – Retiling the Oasis pool
In January 1984 they removed the leaking fiberglass pool lining and replaced it with a million tiles (from press release)
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Swindon’s Link Centre under construction 22-9-1983
For a long time I thought that I had pictured the Link Centre being built. Recently I have undertaken the mammoth task of putting my archive onto a data base, and during that I found some negatives of “West Swindon Sports Hub” being built. No wonder I couldn’t find them!
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South Farm Stanton Fitzwarren home to the Unification Church.
The picturesque village of Stanton Fitzwarren on the outskirts of Swindon holds a secret: A lot of the village is part of the Unification Church, which is sometimes known by the short name “Moonies”. In 1973 the Lord of the Manor and respected Swindon architect Henry Masters and his wife Avril, who were pillars of
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See how our twin town played a roll when the east – west boarder in Germany opened up.
The roll of Swindon’s twin town after the “Berlin Wall” came down is told in my 2nd book “Another Picture Another Story”.
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Swindon Market December 1985.
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
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2-4-1982 Remembering RAF Lyneham.
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.
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OTD 1-12-2001 (Sir) Bruce Forsyth was signing books at the newly opened Asda in North Swindon.
In 2001 shortly after the opening of the Asda Superstore on the Orbital Shopping Park North Swindon, Brucie visited for a book signing, which proved very popular as it was in the run-up to Christmas.
Calyx Archive: Star studded fashion show at Littlecote House 26-11-1988
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.
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Most hit bridge – White House bridge Swindon
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
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