He bought the book a history of henry viii from a british dealer, and found himself as intrigued by the books own history as its contents. The wiltshire and swindon history centre houses a comprehensive local studies collection consisting of over 50,000 items dating from the 17 th century to the present day, the largest collection focusing on the county of wiltshire in the world. The subsequent acceleration in amberley publishing transport, military, local and general history. As youd expect for a press photographer, richard has a vast archive of photographs. From its very beginnings the society has attempted to record the social history of the area as shown by the camera since the 1850s. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history introduction. For truly unique titles we also have our expanding local.
The library shop is proud to feature a wide range of titles focusing on both local interest and local authors to provide a unique selection of titles. Our range has a varied selection of books celebrating swindons history and heritage, famous figures, industry and sport. Would have expected more about the history of the area. Produced by the countys trades council and based on a series of. The swindon book has been added to your cart add to cart. Mar 02, 2017 we had many requests to focus on the archeology of the swindon area which includes digs in highworth, purton, chiseldon and as far out as minety. 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. Swindon local history in newsreel film clips this collection of archive newsreel film footage features a selection of film clips from swindon, wiltshire. A local history book about life in swindon has won a national.
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. History of swindons longforgotten pubs written to support. Local history of british and irish towns and cities. The story of the history salisbury and south wiltshires music scene is told in the book hold tight. Mar 27, 2019 a local history book about life in swindon has won the 2018 alan ball award the national award for local history publications. The local studies collection for the borough of swindon. Swindon is a modern town surrounded by some of englands finest countryside and famous attractions. Working class life 18991984, which takes the reader through the life and history of an ordinary swindon family throughout the 20th century.
Founded in 1879, swindon legends have since paved the way for some of the most momentous victories in football history. Extraordinary new photographic history of modern swindon strongly recommended. 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. Friday, 12th april 2019 expert advice available for budding family historians at central library a team. From 1900 until the end of the second world war the history of swindon is one of slowly increasing population, gradual diversification of industry, and, because of changing. Swindon is first mentioned by name in domesday book. The author of a new book shining a light on swindon s forgotten pubs will donate the profits to support victims of domestic abuse. A local history book about life in swindon has won a. We have a very large collection of material relating to jefferies including almost every edition of every one of his books, almost every book and article published written about him and more although we are always. Proud day as important piece of local railway history is back where it belongs pictures.
Following government advice to reduce social interaction between people to help stop the transmission of covid19, wiltshire council has taken the decision to close the wiltshire and swindon history centre from saturday 21 march until further notice. Remove during the textbook season, all the web order local delivery will be suspended from 1st july to 30th september, 2018. Please look at the communities in which you are interested for regular updates and if you have a local history enquiry email us at local studies. Explore swindons sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset. Current local time in united kingdom england swindon. A partial history of swindon in film clips running from 1918 to 1969. Its here youll discover over 150 years of local history with a vast array of archaeology, geology and egyptology collections. Local history swindon village appears in the domesday survey of 1086 as a village of some families with 9 ploughs teams. Local studies wiltshire and swindon history centre. The store boasts two easyaccess floors that open out onto both levels of the shopping centre and is a great venue for book events and magic.
Apr 12, 2019 and the book, which was published last year, has scooped the 2018 alan ball award the national award for local history publications. Eastcott was bought by the vilett family in the 18th century now marked by eastcott hill. The staff will be happy to support you with any local history or family history enquiries. Swindon history chronicling swindons rich heritage. 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. Today swindon is a large town, in the ceremonial county of wiltshire, south west england, midway between bristol, 35 miles 56 kilometres to the west and reading, 35 miles 56 km to the east. Working class life 18991984 and was the result of a hlf project by swindon heritage magazine and our local studies team at central library. A local history book about life in swindon has won the 2018. Local author collection including ralph bates, richard jefferies and alfred williams. Zone mark child will be here at central library to launch the swindon book. Its struck me that, aside from a post the other day about volunteers for the citizens advice centre, ive been a bit lax about posting on here this month. Swindon is also a purveyor of kobo ereaders, if youre looking. Book exploring swindons history wins national award.
A book showcasing the life and history of an ordinary swindon family throughout the 20th century set to be launched tuesday, 27 march. 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. Feb 12, 2018 the library shop is proud to feature a wide range of titles focusing on both local interest and local authors to provide a unique selection of titles. New reading challenge aims to support adult literacy in. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected. Local studies the wiltshire and swindon history centre houses a comprehensive local studies collection consisting of over 50,000 items dating from the 17 th century to the present day, the largest collection focusing on the county of wiltshire in the world. This fantastic new book is the result of a heritage lottery fund project by swindon heritage magazine working with the local studies team at central library. Other holdings recorded in the domesday book are at west swindon, where 2 hides were held by ulward and 1. Date stamps and other markings showed it was once part of the mechanics famous library and had been borrowed by swindon workers between 1906 and 1953. Customers love browsing individual rooms and relaxing in one our comfy chairs in a calm atmosphere. You will be really surprised how much a centre of roman life swindon is and we really want people who live here to find out more about important local history from 2,000 years ago. Working class life 18991984, takes the reader through the life and history of an ordinary swindon family throughout the 20th century. A book which raises a glass to swindons bestknown former alehouses will be officially unveiled at central library on saturday 19 oct.
The 105year, 4,000mile journey for one historical swindon book. Wiltshire local studies wiltshire and swindon history centre. Swindon is home to the bodleian librarys book depository, the english heritage national monument record centre, the headquarters of the national trust, on the site of the former great western railway works, and the nationwide building society, and a honda car manufacturing plant, which is due to close in 2021. A local history book about life in swindon has won the 2018 alan ball award the national award for local history publications. We are especially proud of our great range of local history titles. It explores a vast collection of local photographs, ephemera and other items donated to. This book is out of print but if youd be interested in a copy please let us know. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. Current local time in swindon, england, united kingdom. Its wonderful to hear that the book has been recognised with this national award. Old swindon would likely have remained a sleepy market town were it not for the industrial revolution. Graham carter worked with swindon heritage magazine and the borough councils local studies team to write swindon time capsule.
On 1 april 1997 it was made administratively independent of wiltshire county council, and its council became a unitary authority. Swindon is a town in wiltshire in the south west of england. Swindon is the xxth largest city of the uk, the xxth largest cityof europe and the xxth largest city ofthe world. A local history book about life in swindon has won a national award. Home upcoming events special offer kobo ereader my account view cart order history recommendation of the month textbooks about us contact us faqs. Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. Nine of the families were free and four were effectively slaves. Our second book, published in 2007, plotted the history of the two schools in rodbourne, namely even swindon and jennings street from 1879 to 2007 when even swindon infants moved into new premises. Book charting history of swindon wins national award. The sprawling urban conurbation that is swindon began life as an anglosaxon defensible settlement atop a limestone hill. Local news, archive, information, picture galleries, breaking news, travel updates and whats on from the swindon advertiser, covering wiltshire. Wiltshire and swindon history centre opens in a new window offers a passport to the past for anyone interested in finding out more about the fascinating history of wiltshire and swindon. Antiquarian books on a shelf in our reference library in swindon. John stooke spent four years researching last orders while.
The 15 best things to do in swindon coronavirus update. Selfpublished books can also be found here, including the recent book from swindons camra member john stooke about the towns past pubs. Date stamps and other markings showed it was once part of the mechanics famous library and had been borrowed by. Wiltshire county council wiltshire and swindon archives.
At that time swindon was a tiny village but by the late th century swindon had grown into a small town with a weekly market. Swindon mechanics institute book turns up in the usa. Weve chosen the first lines from a selection of popular books how many will you recognise. Jun 10, 2011 he bought the book a history of henry viii from a british dealer, and found himself as intrigued by the books own history as its contents.
Apr 09, 2019 a local history book about life in swindon has won the 2018 alan ball award the national award for local history publications. A history book about life in swindon written by a town historian won a prestigious national award. A comprehensive collection of printed historical material for the borough of swindon and the surrounding area. The local studies collection for the borough of swindon can be found on the second floor of central library. A short introduction to the worlds finest railway works. It rose to prominence in the early nineteenth century, first with the building of the wiltshire and berkshire canal in 1810 and later when it became a centre for the repair and maintenance of locomotives on the great western railway. The name swindon is derived from the saxon words swine dun meaning pig hill or the hill where pigs were bred. The 15 best things to do in swindon coronavirus update 2020. These online catalogues, some of them being published for the first time in october 2007, act as a kind of travel brochure, offering a way of browsing. The author of a new book shining a light on swindons forgotten pubs will donate the profits to support victims of domestic abuse. Monfri 9am6pm, sat 9am1pm closed on sunday and public holidays. Enriched with victorian parks and gardens, museums including the award winning steam museum, and an art gallery.
Find out why the history of swindon fc book is the ultimate piece of memorabilia and no. Richard wintle, known to many swindonians as the man photographing swindons history through the decades, has been busy. In 1974 the thamesdown district of wiltshire was created from the areas of the municipal borough of swindon created 1900 and highworth rural district created 1894. Swindon mechanics institute book turns up in the usa swindonweb. Swindon local history in newsreel film clips british pathe. Get swindons weather and area codes, time zone and dst. For centuries after, swindon was just a small and quiet market town however it was the introduction of the railway in 1840 which transformed the area from a small and sleepy market town into the largest town in. The town of swindon in wiltshire is not wellknown for its preindustrial era history. Swindon borough councils local studies librarian, darryl moody, said. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Author leah posted on jun 5, 2018 categories events tags churchyard walks, edith new, local history, swindon heritage, swindon suffragette, swindon suffragette festival, womens history leave a comment on churchyard walk 2pm 10th june our sellerspart one. Book charting the history of swindons pubs to raise money for local charity.
Swindon city, wiltshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Swindon library local studies born again swindonian. 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. The borough of swindon is a local government authority in south west england, centred on the town of swindon and forming part of the ceremonial county of wiltshire. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected local historic photographs. Voices of the sarum sound 19451969 by frogg moody and richard nash, with a. The history of towns and cities in england, wales, scotland and ireland. National award for swindon history book swindon libraries. Electoral rolls for swindon thamesdown 1945 to date and poll books from 1705. Mentioned in the domesday book in 1086, swindon began as a saxon village. A local history book about life in swindon has won a prestigious national award. New reading challenge aims to support adult literacy in swindon.
Originally, swindon was a small market town mentioned in the domesday book. The swindon art gallery is another top tourist attraction, perfectly suited to culture vultures and the creative type alike. Games at their home stadium, county ground and away, are recorded in incredible detail with this personalised swindon football. The swindon museum and art gallery delves into the towns rich, local history, archaeology and geology. Guide to swindon, wiltshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Historic england series local history series amberley. New book to show swindon life throughout 20th century swindon. Its a fascinating story that begins in the jurassic period, taking you through the times of the roman empire, and ends with the present day.