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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 ...
Holds the Swindon Collection of Modern British Art, and covers local history, archaeology and geology. Oxfam Art Gallery Salisbury: Wiltshire Art operated by Oxfam: Pewsey Heritage Centre Pewsey: Wiltshire Local Pewsey Heritage Centre, has a collection that covers local history, social history, and agricultural history of the Vale of Pewsey ...
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. People have lived in the town since the Bronze Age and the town's location, being approximately halfway between Bristol and London, made it an ideal location for the Locomotive Factories of the Great Western Railway in the 19th century.
Part of West Swindon, a council estate built 1980–84. Walcot East; Built from 1956. Walcot West (Old Walcot) Built from the mid-1930s. Westmead; Westlea; The West Swindon shopping centre, the first out of town, has a supermarket and other small shops; later the Link Centre, a leisure centre with an ice rink and swimming pool, was added. West ...
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Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is open to the public. Appointments are not compulsory but the staff can be informed in advance of a visit to make the most of the time available for research. The centre operates a computerised user registration system, so a form of identification including name and address is required.
The Historic England Archive building in Swindon. The Historic England Archive is the public archive of Historic England, located in The Engine House on Fire Fly Avenue in Swindon, formerly part of the Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway.
Swindon: An Interesting Mural: Near the Golden Lion Bridge, Swindon: 1976: Ken White Mural: Painted brick: Also known as the "Golden Lion Mural". [58] White Horse Pacified: Shaw, Swindon: 1987: Julie Livsey Sculpture: Steel and concrete: Inspired by the white horse hill figures in Wiltshire. [57] Wish Hounds: Croft County Park, Swindon: 30 ...