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  • A guide leads a group of tourists through the streets of Swindon Railway Village.

    Swindon Railway Village Guided Walking Tour

    The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Free guided walking tour of Swindon's historic Railway Village

    Free – £5.00

  • ‘Why are we nostalgic about railways?’ by Philip Garrahan

    Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

    Philip Garrahan will contrast Swindon’s reputation for railway engineering with its important social history. It was once a complete company town, when the outside observer could be forgiven for thinking the GWR and Swindon were the same.   The new town was built on a greenfield site with innovations in its Railway Village, Medical Social Fund, Mechanics’ Institute, Art School and much more. Our modern nostalgia about railways may overlook how distinctive Swindon […]

    Free – £3.00

  • ‘Collett Revisited’ by Graham Carter & Michael Roberts

    Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

    'Collett Revisited' New insights into the glorious career, extraordinary life and enduring legacy of the Great Western Railway engineer. An illustrated talk by Graham Carter and Michael Roberts Cost Swindon Heritage Preservation (SHP) Full Members – FREE Entry Guests – £5.00 Entry Membership Becoming a SHP Full Member gives you full FREE access to our […]

    Free – £5.00

  • 200 Years of Britain's Railways in 14 Journeys

    ‘200 Years of Britain’s Railways in 14 Journeys’ by Sherin Aminossehe

    Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

    The world’s first public railway, the Stockton & Darlington Railway, opened in the northeast of England in 1825 and marked the start of rail travel in Britain and across the world. Over the following two centuries the rail network expanded over the country and led to the construction of some of the most spectacular examples […]

  • “Let’s Go Shopping” with John Stooke, is an illustrated history of those Swindon shops we have loved and lost, small businesses that made our Town Centre what it was.

    ‘Let’s Go Shopping’ by John Stooke

    Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

    Well known local historian and author John Stooke is fascinated by the way that retailing has changed in the last 20 years compared to what a little change there was […]

    Free – £5.00

  • ‘My Extraordinary Life’ by Jack Hayward

    The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Jack Hayward is a 92 year old former railway office worker, historian and long time resident of Swindon’s Railway Village (since 1968). As a prominent local historian, he researches and speaks […]

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  • New Swindon and the GWR

    New Swindon and the GWR | SHP Talk by Peter Timms

    The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    New Swindon and the GWR Swindon Heritage Preservation is delighted to welcome historian and author Peter Timms for a talk titled New Swindon and the GWR. This event is based […]

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  • ‘Lydiard Ghost Stories’ by Alex Crump

    The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Meet Alex Crump, a Swindon-based illustrator and storyteller with a flair for the creative and the curious. (Writing in the third person to appear remarkably grown-up). Alex is a proud […]

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  • ‘The Missing Pieces Project’ by Gareth Powell

    The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Gareth Powell from Historic England talks about The Missing Pieces Project. All over England are places with stories to tell: from buildings to battlefields, some on your doorstep, others just […]

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