‘Lydiard Ghost Stories’ by Alex Crump
Meet Alex Crump, a Swindon-based illustrator and storyteller with a flair for the creative and the curious. (Writing in the third person to appear remarkably grown-up). Alex is a proud […]
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The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
GWR Volunteer Rifles – For Queen and Country | SHP Talk by Mary Thornton
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomGWR Volunteer Rifles – For Queen and Country Swindon Heritage Preservation is pleased to present GWR Volunteer Rifles – For Queen and Country, a richly illustrated talk by historian Mary […]
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Growing Up and Working in a Railway Town | SHP Talk by Colin Parsons
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomGrowing Up and Working in a Railway Town Swindon Heritage Preservation invites you to an engaging illustrated talk titled Growing Up and Working in a Railway Town, presented by Colin […]
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‘The Missing Pieces Project’ by Gareth Powell
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomGareth Powell from Historic England talks about The Missing Pieces Project. All over England are places with stories to tell: from buildings to battlefields, some on your doorstep, others just […]
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‘Swindon’s Heritage As Lived Experience’ by Adeola Ojoawo
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThis talk is rescheduled from 16th July. Dr. Ojoawo is a senior change, culture, and communication specialist with over a decade of experience leading transformation programs across the UK, Europe, […]
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‘GWR Girls Talk and Book Launch’ by Jane Lark
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomSwindon’s Secret History: Jane Lark & The GWR Girls Step back into the 1940s and discover the untold stories of the women who kept the tracks running. Join best-selling author Jane Lark for an evening dedicated to the resilience, romance, and grit of the Great Western Railway girls during WWII. From the chaos of the […]
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‘Moonies, Movers and Shakers.’ by Graham Carter
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomMoonies, Movers & Shakers, by Graham Carter Moonies, Movers and Shakers is an illustrated talk about a book of the same name, written by Swindon local historians Noel Ponting and Graham Carter. When they looked into an association for former Swindon railwaymen who moved to London, they made some surprising discoveries: remarkable (but previously untold) stories of leading Wiltshiremen (aka […]
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‘Three Painters and a Sculptor’ by Philip Garrahan
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThree painters and a sculptor by Philip Garrahan is an illustrated talk featuring works from the heyday of Swindon’s artistic life. This was the interwar period when the School of […]
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‘The Wiltshire & Berkshire Canal Trust’ by Chloe Ford
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThe Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is a dedicated charity committed to a massive undertaking: restoring 70 miles of canal and towpath for the benefit of local communities, wildlife, and […]
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‘The Story of Thomas Richard Guppy’ by Gordon Shaw
The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThe story of Thomas Richard Guppy who was a great friend of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and a fellow engineer who helped Brunel with the GWR, SS Great Western & SS […]
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‘The North Wessex Way’ by David Mitchell
The North Wessex Way was rediscovered by David Robertson Mitchell, a local historian living near Malmesbury. 'My wife and I were in Hay on Wye for our wedding anniversary in […]
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