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Great Western Swindon: Images of England
Tim Bryan
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For almost 150 years, the influence of the Great Western Railway's workshops in Swindon extended well beyond the great walls which surrounded most of the complex, which at its height, covered over 320 acres. Although the works has now closed, its influence on the town it helped to create is as strong as ever. In this collection of old photographs drawn from the archives of the GWR Museum in Swindon, the reader is taken on a photographic tour of the great workshops, and the huge variety of activities which went on in the factory are well illustrated with many evocative ... Read more
For almost 150 years, the influence of the Great Western Railway's workshops in Swindon extended well beyond the great walls which surrounded most of the complex, which at its height, covered over 320 acres. Although the works has now closed, its influence on the town it helped to create is as strong as ever. In this collection of old photographs drawn from the archives of the GWR Museum in Swindon, the reader is taken on a photographic tour of the great workshops, and the huge variety of activities which went on in the factory are well illustrated with many evocative ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Stroud, Gloucs
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752401539
SKU
V9780752401539
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Ref
99-5
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