EAW053783 ENGLAND (1954). The Railway Works, Swindon, 1954

Stratton Filling Factory

Cricklade Road

Assembly Hall

School gym and changing rooms

Pressed Steel factory built here shortly after photo taken

Union Inn

Coaling stage

Bunky Bridge footbridge over GW main line

Swindon Station

Palace cinema

Gas Works sports ground

Highworth Junction signal box.

Swindon Autudrome, the town's original speedway track, was located in this area c 1928-1930.

Manchester Road

Old Police station

Gorse Hill school

Bramble Road (Now Elgin Drive)

Gypsy Lane

Inclined road built during WW2 to transport Stirling Bomber parts from No24 Shop to assembly sheds at South Marston. 24Shop was taken over by Short Brothers in 1940 after their works at Rochester was bombed.

No 24 Shop, Carriage body repairs and paint shop.

No 18 Stamping Shop.

No 13 Wagon Frame Shop.

No 14 Smiths Shop.

No 15 Machine and Fitting Shop.

Carriage and Wagon Stores offices.

Carriage and Wagon Managers Office.

Gorse Hill recreation ground, home of Gorse Hill United.

Headlands Grammar School, opened 1953. Now demolished. So much for the school song, "Floreat Semper Schola".

Cycle Speedway track at Ferndale Road Rec.

Line of the one-time North Wilts Canal at what was once known as Bullens Bridge.

Stratton Green Bridge.

Bacon factory.

Shrivenham Road football ground. Used by STFC for training, "A" team matches etc.

Transfer goods depot