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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.
English: Day House Farmhouse, Day House Lane, Swindon As far as is known this imposing, but possibly only Victorian, house remains in private ownership and has not been turned into an institution.
Swindon Designer Outlet is a covered designer outlet in Swindon, England. The outlet occupies most of the restored Great Western railway works and is owned by McArthurGlen . Built by Tarmac Construction and opened in March 1997, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it is a few miles from junction 16 of the M4 motorway .
The centre was commissioned by Thamesdown Borough Council (later renamed Swindon Borough Council) in 1970 to provide leisure and social facilities for an estimated West Swindon population of 50,000. Design was undertaken in-house under chief architect K P Sherry, and work began on the site in 1983.
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 ]
Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, [2] England, about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Swindon town centre. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 8,258. [1] The town is notable for its Queen Anne and Georgian buildings, dating from its pre-eminence in the 18th century. It also has a 13th-century church, St ...
Teams at the Vickers-Armstrongs works included a football team and a rugby team, who continue today under altered names: Swindon Supermarine F.C. and Supermarine RFC. [21] Since the 1980s they have shared facilities at Hunts Copse just north of South Marston, alongside other sports, a bowls club and the Supermarine Sports & Social Club.
Until the construction of the town hall on the High Street, the town council had met in the Goddard Arms on the High Street. [3] This small pub had been owned by the Goddard family since 1621 and was a small cottage alehouse known as the Crown until 1820. [3]