I see reported in a popular daily newspaper that cineworld are about to close their offering at the Regent Circus in Swindon. I was on a tour of the building pre-opening and have covered several events there since. Nightime at Regent Circus. Pre opening tour. Swindon Wildcats evening. The film Londonalli Bollywood film that was […]
The demise of the Regent Circus cinema. Read More »
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 since.
Pictures of mystery Swindon artist uncovered Read More »
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 help.
From the archive of 1998 Drink up Maurice. Read More »
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 Berkshire, where once the Romans harvested grain for its army in
Doing it the old fashioned way at Doves Farm Read More »
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. Peter’s Story Peter underwent a minor operation
Lydiard House painting by a “quietly spoken gentleman and a kindly man” POW Read More »
Soap (in a bottle) advertisement star Nanette Newman at the Designer Outlet’s first birthday party fashion show.
Nanette Newman at DOV birthday party 13-3-1998 Read More »
SIMON CULLERY, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR ART & ARCHAEOLOGY, MAKING A PLASTER CAST OF A TRENCH AT KING ARTHUR’S CASTLE ON THE RIDGEWAY.
Ridgeway dig 23-7-2000 Read More »
Calyx Archive: Concorde flying over Royal International air Tattoo 1995.
22-7-1995 Concorde at Royal International Air Tattoo. Read More »
Shop till you drop! A feature on the Swindon McArthur-Glen Designer Outlet Village for Mail-on-Sunday May 1998.
Shop till you drop Designer Outlet Village feature 1998 Read More »
Pictured outside my office.
Feeding time – is tea ready mum? Read More »
