Swindon
The Legacy of a Railway Town
Published on 1. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-0-11-300053-1 (ISBN)
Description
The modern town of Swindon has its origin in the decision of Brunel and Gooch to base the works of the Great Western Railway there. This book surveys the history and architecture of the site of the railway works and the associated railway village through documents, drawings and photographs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Swindon
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Historic England
Illustrations
221 photographs, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-11-300053-1 (9780113000531)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
"Furze, rushes and rowen" - Greenfield site; the "principal locomotive establishment", 1841-1849; the creation of new Swindon, 1841-1849; consolidation and growth, 1850-1863; the Armstrong era, 1864-1877; the mature works and company town, 1877-1900; a new century, 1900-1995; the building legacy.