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Lydiard Park was the home of the St John family from 1420 until 1940. In 1943, the local authority, the Corporation of Swindon, bought the then dilapidated house and its overgrown park from the estate trustees. The estate now belongs to Swindon Borough Council, the successor of the Corporation.
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.
The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, serves as a focal point for heritage services relating to Wiltshire and Swindon. The centre opened in 2007 and is funded by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council .
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 ]
In 1943, [4] Councillor and Alderman Francis Akers bought the estate and the dilapidated house at auction and sold the whole to the local authority, the Corporation of Swindon, for £4,500. [citation needed] Part of lake and park, with house and church tower in the background. Since 1955, the park has been open to the public all year round.
The Darnhill estate near Heywood, Greater Manchester was built by Manchester Corporation between 1947 and the 1960s as overspill housing.. An overspill estate is a housing estate built at the edge of an urban area, often to rehouse people from inner city areas as part of slum clearances.
With the stud needing significant investment beyond the means of the family, it was sold to life assurance company Allied Dunbar, headquartered in nearby Swindon, to be their training centre. [3] [2] Allied Dunbar kept the original house and stables, and added a large, modern training centre, which opened in 1991. [10]
Stargroves (also known as Stargrove House) is a manor house and associated estate at East Woodhay, Hampshire. [7] The Goddard family owned the estate from 1565 until the early 19th century. [ 8 ] Oliver Cromwell stopped at Stargroves after the second battle of Newbury (27 October 1644), and was entertained by the owner, John Goddard. [ 8 ]