EAW006872 ENGLAND (1947). The town, Swindon, 1947

British Road Services depot

pair of semi-detached Victorian houses demolished to make way for the enlarged roundabout when Queen's Drive and Fleming Way were constructed - at the 2:!8 mark in the following YouTube video https://youtu.be/_HDtOON32B4?si=tUHSkzXxWAUCXFFT

Former Drove Road Bridge

Former Swindon Wharf

York Road Bridge

The pre-war intension was too have a new wide road by-passing Old Town but not along the alignment of Queen's Drive. It was to start from Marlborough Road opposite the junction with Downs View Road - which was to form part of a by-pass around the southern edge of the town hence its unusually wide width not in keeping with its present status as a cul-de-sac - then head northwards through what is now The Lawn estate, through the site of Lawn Manor School, and then roughly along the alignment of Eastern Avenue (hence the name), then along the bend at the bottom end of Burford Avenue then continue straight on through Burger King and end up joining the old roundabout at the junction of Drove Road, County Road and Shrivenham Road. One can just about make out some work on marking out its alignment to either side of this marker point.

tennis courts - now site of Ashkirk Close at rear of Cumberland Road, Burford Avenue and Eastern Avenue.

Civic Offices

set of semi-detached houses removed when the original County Islands roundabout, Queens Drive and Fleming Way were constructed around 1956. These houses would have only been built in the 1930s

hawthorn hedge along side of old canal - removed during widening of Fleming Way in the late 80s

Red telephone box

electricity sub-station next to number 78 Walcot Road

houses in Roseberry Street bombed during WW2

Broad Street

Cambria Bridge

Civil Defence HQ

Whale Bridge

The George Inn

Duke of Wellington public house

Moravian Church, Dixon Street

Clarence Street School

Remains of embankment on originally intended route of Swindon, Marlborough & Andover Railway. Intended to tunnel under Old Town the work was abandoned owing to unstable geology hampering excavation of the tunnel. This area was much used for brick making and the flooded abandoned clay pits were developed later into Queens Park.

Scout Hall

Gilberts Hill Infants School. Now converted to apartments.

Course of abandoned North Wilts Canal to Latton

County Cricket ground with course of former perimeter cycle track evident.

The Union Inn, beside the North Wilts Canal.

Site of Swindon Wharf, Wilts & Berks Canal.

Marsh Farm Bridge over Wilts & Berks Canal. Still standing more than 100 years after abandonment of navigation.

Swindon Town Hall, 03/03/2015

Drove Secondary School for Girls. Green uniforms, if memory serves.

Garrard factory.

Bridge carrying former M&SWJR line over the GW main line.

Wilts & Berks Canal - still holding water

Queenstown School

Skurray's Mill.

County Ground Roundabout. Not yet Magic!

The County Ground