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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 […]

Swindon Works at War

‘Swindon Works at War’ by Jack Hayward

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

It is 80 years since the end of WW2, and 40 years since the closure of Swindon Railway Works. The Works contribution as a war factory was colossal, its achievements […]

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“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 […]

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