Wiltshire and swindon history centre, chippenham, wiltshire. Moredon and rodbourne cheney library readers group have just had their one hundredth meeting. The swindon book paperback june 30, 20 by mark child author 4. In 1984, however, many of the works buildings were under threat due to rationalisation within british rail engineering ltd. Other holdings recorded in the domesday book are at west swindon, where 2 hides were held by ulward and 1. Wshc is home to 800 years of history and 7 miles of archives. A journey through swindon s history including the gwr railway works, the origins of old town, roman settlements, the car industry, dday and chiseldon camp. The quality of the buildings and their significance for railway history were such that a more detailed study was justified. Sources for local history wiltshire and swindon history centre. Well it would have to be a pub where john worked wouldnt it. Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. Blunsdon st andrew, wiltshire genealogy heraldry and history.
Ask for a free quote from bookshops listings near you. Join the library, search the catalogue, make renewals and reservations, and find your local library opening times. Swindon civic centre laying of stone by mayor alderman a. The wiltshire and swindon archives was established in 1947 to preserve. The local studies collection for the borough of swindon. The town is largely the creation of the nineteenth century, built around the great western railways works, but it nonethele. Parents who register in advance will enjoy 20% discount on 1 children title on the day of the story reading session at hong kong book centre ltd taikoo shing branch. To mark the occasion of having read one hundred titles over the last eight years a special cake was made for the meeting as the group reflected on some of the titles they had read. North swindon uk parliament constituency wikipedia. Libraries moredon and rodbourne cheney library swindon. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. You can view the books recently added to our local studies library collection by. Outside the british isles, england is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of great britain england, scotland, and wales and even with the entire united kingdom. Working class life 18991984 was the result of a heritage lottery funded project by swindon heritage magazine and the local studies team at central library.
Graham carter worked with swindon heritage magazine and the borough councils local studies team to write swindon time capsule. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Working class life 18991984, which takes the reader through the life and history of an ordinary swindon family throughout the 20th century. The staff will be happy to support you with any local history or family history enquiries. Consequently, many of the buildings were listed and a photographic record was begun. I moved to swindon in 1977 and became a postman this entailed three weeks training in a hut classroom in the head postal sorting office all gone now. Click or tap a photo or map to view a larger version. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Its location to the north of the marlborough downs and on the southern end of the vale of white horse, with access to the river cole and others, made it suitable for use as farming land. Book exploring swindons history wins national award. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history get community.
The local studies collection for the borough of swindon can be found on the second floor of central library. Books and journals hadfield, c, the canals of the south and south east of england. Bloggers book on swindons buildings becomes history. Swindon photos, maps, books, memories of swindon and wiltshire. Games at their home stadium, county ground and away, are. Personalised swindon newspaper book historic newspapers. Audrey swindon has 12 books on goodreads with 47 ratings. Their expansive collection includes a great range of travel guides including our fave luxe city guides and the ohsouseful lonely planet books. The bizarre story is just one of hundreds contained in a new book chronicling the history of more than 100 swindon alehouses and pubs that have disappeared since 1700. Swindon is a town in wiltshire in the south west of england. Jefferies land a history of swindon and its environs by. Apr 01, 2017 an extensive look back at swindon towns illustrious history. This email address is being protected from spambots.
Get an ebook or audio book swindon borough council. The 1960s a selection of images relating to life in and around the borough of swindon during the 1960s. People have lived in the town since the bronze age and the towns location, being approximately halfway between bristol and london, made it an ideal location for the locomotive factories of the great western railway in the 19th century. The modern town of swindon is built on and around a hill that stands over 450 ft 140 m above sealevel, now known as swindon hill. Monfri 9am6pm, sat 9am1pm closed on sunday and public holidays. Antiquarian books on a shelf in our reference library in swindon. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected.
Jefferies land, a history of swindon and its environs. Founded in 1879, swindon legends have since paved the way for some of the most momentous victories in football history. Despite the political, economic, and cultural legacy that has secured the perpetuation of its name, england no longer officially exists as a governmental or political unitunlike scotland, wales, and northern. Jefferies land a history of swindon and its environs this is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Swindon, it seems, has had its very own take on the nhs for the last 150 years or so. Because of occasional system error, some order details may be missing, please go. The name swindon is derived from the saxon words swine dun meaning pig hill or the hill where pigs were bred. The 105year, 4,000mile journey for one historical swindon book. However, during the 2010s, the conservatives did win the constituency by much higher numbers than their national popular vote margin. Brunel was responsible for developing the great western railway, still celebrated today in swindon s steam museum.
Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census, slightly less than the neighbouring towns of wootton basset 1,244, cricklade 1,333 and considerably smaller than highworth. Learn more about the history of wiltshire at the wiltshire museum and salisbury museum and if you are searching your heritage then the wiltshire history centre in chippenham should be your first point of call. A local history book about life in swindon has won the 2018 alan ball award the national award for local history publications. Ann swinfen is a bestselling author of literary fiction and historical fiction novels. She is now working on a third book about swindon working title, a born again swindonians guide. Buy swindon works by rosa matheson online from the works. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of swindon, the swindon area and wiltshire. This graph charts editions published on this subject. It served as the principal west england maintenance centre until closed in 1986.
Moredon aqueduct, haydon wick 11984 historic england. You will then see a range of products available for this image. Last orders is the result of four years of meticulous research by john and hours spent writing in the blunsdon arms. The team turned professional in 1894 and joined the southern league which was founded in the same year. Swindon history chronicling swindons rich heritage.
The population estimates for the uk, england and wales, scotland and northern ireland. Historical swindon then and now swindonweb history. This book recalls important features, many of which have vanished or altered beyond recognition. Dec 03, 2008 swindon, it seems, has had its very own take on the nhs for the last 150 years or so. An illustrated history this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. In this section we bring you an insight into how our town has changed over the years, and hopefully bring back a few memories for some of you. A local history book about life in swindon has won a. Moredon photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Historical swindon then and now welcome to the swindonweb then and now gallery. Book charting history of swindon wins national award. Look down, look around, look up which combines information about the town accompanied by suggested walks, activities and. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of moredon.
From its very beginnings the society has attempted to record the social history of the area as shown by the camera since the 1850s. Swindon s unusual history as a large industrial town in the heart of wiltshire has defined its townscape for the last 200 years. This exhibition explores the art and culture of 1960s britain through some of the most significant paintings and drawings from the swindon view event. A history book about life in swindon written by a town historian won a prestigious national award. We hold over 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day, covering the whole country. Swindon is recorded in the domesday book as a manor in the hundred of blagrove, wiltshire. History of swindons street names first edition by sheldon, peter, tomkins, richard isbn. She has been writing all her life but became a fulltime writer after the youngest of her five children joined university and quit her academic teaching job. As well as weekly markets swindon has 4 annual fairs. Get an ebook or audio book or create a borrowbox account. For details contact the honorary secretary, wiltshire record society, co wiltshire and swindon history centre, cocklebury road, chippenham, wiltshire sn15 3qn. It was written by local historian graham carter and was the result of a collaborative heritage lottery fund project by swindon heritage magazine and the councils. Wiltshire and swindon history centre home facebook. Some of the book s proceeds are going to support swindon womens aid.
Find out why the history of swindon fc book is the ultimate piece of memorabilia and no. More swindon history what you are reading here about swindon are excerpts from our book swindon living memories by brian bridgeman, just one of our living memories books. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, the eyre affair, inheritance. An nhs, that has not only boasted dentists and chiropodists but swimming pools and turkish baths as well. Join the library, search the catalogue, make renewals and reservations, and find your. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her first book, secret swindon, took a look behind the curtain at some of swindon s treasures and rich history.
Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected local historic photographs. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. History and guide has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Bodleian library sets up in swindon books the guardian.
Homepage for swindon libraries, including links to all pages in section. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. A timeline of the history of swindon local histories. Details on how to borrow and download an audiobook or ebook. People have lived in the town since the bronze age and the towns location, being approximately halfway between bristol and london, made it an ideal location for the locomotive factories of the great western railway in the 19th century swindon has grown from a population of just 1,198 in 1801 to over 150,000 in 2001. Swindon in old photographs by swindon society and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Swindon town football club was founded by reverend william pitt of liddington in 1879. Swindon works by rosa matheson transport books at the works. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The only significant monument of this canal which linked the wilts and berks canal at swindon to the thames and severn canal at latton, and which much facilitated navigation from the west to london avoiding the upper thames. Discover more about englands archaeology, historic buildings and social history using the historic england archive. In 1919 during the spanish flu pandemic, swindon chemists were selling nostraline for nasal hygiene. List of swindon libraries with location maps, opening times including extended hours where relevant, contact details and specific facilities. Independent usborne book party host and private seller.
If you would like instant access to thousands of free ebooks, emagazines and audiobooks, sign up. Wiltshire and swindon history centre cocklebury road chippenham wiltshire sn15 3qn united kingdom. It begins 2,000 years ago, charting the defining moments in time for old swindon, and goes to encompass the establishment of new swindon, the physical and administrative links between the two, and the towns development during the 20th century. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. A short walk to view the trees in this fascinating. It features book shops in swindon, corsham and devizes, and includes maps and photos of swindon bookshops who offer books, best selling books, cheap books and childrens books. An extensive look back at swindon towns illustrious history. Working class life 18991984, takes the reader through the life and history of an ordinary swindon family throughout the 20th century.
North swindon was created in 1997 and has been a bellwether since then. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Swindon railway works was opened by the great western railway in 1843 in swindon, wiltshire, england. Last orders by john stooke reveals history of swindons. Audrey swindon s most popular book is little dinosaurs. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more. Wiltshire record society publishes a volume each year with the text of a set of documents, an introduction and an index. It has been a labour of love for heritage fanatic and vice chairman of the local campaign for real ale group john stooke. Local government records can be useful for tracing the history, ownership and occupation of private properties, the history of public buildings and publicly owned facilities, transport, public health and consumer protection, the administration of justice, welfare provision, education, statistics, and the history of local government itself.