Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge and express our appreciation to all those who have helped or supported this project so far.

Special thanks go to

Cilla Slipper –Blue Badge Guide for her enthusiasm, ideas, wonderful insight into Swindon’s history and showing us her trails.

Martha Parry - for her insight into the Mechanics' and the “Surprising Swindon” guide, which we found valuable.

Jean Allen – for suggestions and ideas.

Mrs Maureen Clements and her sister Mrs June Cowley for sharing their family history, books and photos with us.

Jack Hayward – for walking the walk, working on the map, details and information on the Works and use of photos:
Milton Road Baths (then)
GWR Medical Fund Hospital (then and now)
Churchward House (then)
The Hooter (then)

STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway - for use of their photo and slide archive:
Workshops (then)
STEAM (then)
National Monuments Record Centre (then)
Glue Pot Pub (then)
The Barracks (then)
The Backsies (then)
Water Tower (then)
St Marks Church (then)
Cemetery with Armstrong Monument (then)
Faringdon Road Park (then)
Park House (then)

Bath Road Museum – for use of their postcard and photo archive:
Railway Cottage Museum (then)
The Mechanics Institute (then)
Sanford Street Boys School (then)
Marks and Spencer (then)
McIlroys (then)
The Savoy (then)
Baptist Tabernacle (then)
Cenotaph (then)
The Town Hall (then)

Westfield Shopping towns - for the use of their photos:
The Bean Tree (then)
The Parade (then and now)
DMJ Tower (then)
Canal Walk (then)
The Market Hall (then and now)
Wharf Green (then)
Brunel Plaza (then)
Brunel Monument (then)
The Riflemans (now)

Reference Library - for their enthusiastic response and assistance in researching information and use of photos:
The Parade (then)
The Canopies (then)

Artscape, SBC - Celia Yeoman– for use of their photos:
Golden Lion Statue (then)
Jubilee Clock at night – Photographer Andy Webb

SBC Geoff Bryant – for use of photos and showing us how far Swindon has moved on since the 1950s:
The Riflemans (then)

And

Even Swindon Junior School
St. Mary's Catholic Primary
Goddard Park Primary School
for their interest and involvement in the testing the trails.

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