Swindon Collection

Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon
Engineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region

Swindon & Highworth Union Workhouse, Swindon, Wiltshire
The Swindon and Highworth Union workhouse on Highworth Road, at Stratton St Margaret near Swindon, Wiltshire. The building, opened in 1846, later became St Margarets Hospital

Denyer / Swindon Football
Bert Denyer, winger for Swindon Town

W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory

Man riding a zebra, Bostocks Royal Italian Circus, Swindon, 1930 s

Old Town, Swindon

Swindon Old Town early 1900s

Swindon Fleet Street early 1900s

Fleet Street, Swindon

King George V and Queen Mary on GWR train, Swindon
King George V and Queen Mary on board GWR locomotive Windsor Castle at Swindon, April 1924 Date: 1924

Great Western Railway locomotive at Swindon Works
Finishing touches to Great Western Railway locomotive at Swindon Works Date: 1936

Swindon Town Centre, Wiltshire
Street scene in the centre of Swindon, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1930s

Swindon railway station, Swindon, Wiltshire, on the Great Western Railway. It opened in 1842 as Swindon Junction. Date: 1845

Street scene in Swindon, Wiltshire. circa 1860

The Cellular Clothing Co Ltd, Swindon
Concerning Cotton - The Cellular Clothing Co Ltd - Swindon Factory. 1920

Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F Mk. 3
Royal Air Force - A Supermarine Swift F Mk.3 on the Engine-running de-tuner pan at the South Marston Vickers-Supermarine factory near Swindon

Fred Benton in The French Spy, Queens Theatre, Swindon
Fred Benton in The French Spy, at the Queens Theatre, Swindon

Swindon Town Football Club 1907-8 season. Swindons exploits at this time owed a lot to the skilful forward Harold John Fleming (1887-1955)

Allahs Orchard - performance at the Empire Theatre, Swindon
Promotional postcard for Allahs Orchard by Emma Litchfield - performance at the Empire Theatre, Swindon running from Monday October 28th, 1913 (?) for six nights. Date: circa 1913

Locomotive manufacture - Great Western Railway, Swindon
Steam locomotive manufacturing processes in the works of the Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Date: 1854

Early Model T Ford Vintage Car, Britain. Swindon registration. Date: 1910s

Dinner Time, Great Western Railway Works, Wiltshire
Dinner Time, Great Western Railway Works, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1910s

Vickers VA-3 under construction at Vickers-Armstrongs South Marston Works, Swindon

Vickers VA-1 research hovercraft, G-15-252, at Vickers-Armstrongs South Marston Works, Swindon

Locomotive construction at Swindon
Various scenes depicting the construction of the Great Western Railway at the Swindon Works

Six Great Western Railway tickets
Six tickets issued by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1864 and 1865. Stations mentioned include Swindon, Wolverhampton, Oxford and London

The Great Westerns new giant, the Caerphilly Castle
The most power passenger engine in Great Britain in 1923, The Great Westerns New Giant, Caerphilly Castle. An engine designed by C. B Collett and constructed at Swindon

Great Western Rail 1850
Great Western Railway locomotive Lord of the Isles, built on the broad gauge favoured by Brunel, so unable to run on other lines

Dinsdale / Lincoln F ball
Bert Denyer, winger for Swindon Town

Cheltenham Flyer 1935
The driver of the Cheltenham Flyer oils its wheels. It was one of the fastest trains of the day covering the 77 miles between Swindon and Paddington in 65 minutes

New Swindon
The settlement of New Swindon, built when the Great Western Railway came to what was then a small market town, to house the workers needed for the engine and maintenance works

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