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Swindon Arts Centre is a 212-seat entertainment venue in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. [1] It opened in 1956. The Swindon Arts Centre is at the heart of Swindon's Old Town, on Devizes Road. The venue hosts a varied programme of entertainment all year round, made up of both professional and amateur productions.
The Queen Anne style house in 1895; built of terracotta brick, it was unpainted until 1960. The house at One Observatory Circle was designed by architect Leon E. Dessez and built in 1893 for $20,000 (equivalent to $678,222 in 2023) for the use of the superintendent of the Naval Observatory who was the original resident.
The Swindon Art Gallery collection was established in 1944 by a local benefactor, H. J. P. Bomford, through a significant donation of artworks. [1] Until June 2021 it was displayed in Apsley House, a 19th-century former house [2] on the corner of Bath Road and Victoria Road in Swindon's Old Town, [3] but had to leave when Swindon Borough Council decided in the summer of 2021 that the building ...
The Wyvern Theatre is a 635-seat indoor auditorium in Swindon, England, opened in September 1971. It is owned by Swindon Borough Council and operated by Trafalgar Entertainment. [1] In March 2019, Swindon Borough Council stated the building was likely to reach the end of its life by 2027, when its operations contract ends.
The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.
Gorse Hill, Swindon: 1987: John Clinch Sculpture: Aluminium: 17 feet tall Hey Diddle Diddle: The Prinnels, Swindon: 1992: Sculpture: Home Guard Memorial River Ray, Purton Stoke, Swindon: Statue: Stone: Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon: 1973: Statue: Copy of Baron Marochetti's 1864 statue of Brunel in London. Liddington ...
Apsley House is a 19th-century house in Swindon, England, standing on the north side of Bath Road in what is now known as the Old Town. [ 1 ] It was built c.1830–1840 and faced in ashlar Bath stone , and has a shallow porch over the central entrance, in the style of a Doric portico . [ 2 ]
The Town Gardens is a public park and gardens in Old Town, Swindon, England. The park and several of its structures are Grade II listed. [1] The park is owned by Swindon Borough Council. In 2018 the park was transferred to South Swindon Parish Council on a 99 year lease, and the parish is now responsible for operating and maintaining the park.