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.

Swindon: The Legacy of a Railroad Town

Politics & Social Sciences

Falconer, Keith

Cattell, John

Archaeology

The Stationery Office/Tso

First hailed as a wonder of the new industrial world, to later 19th-century commentators the name Ancoats became synonymous with dark satanic mills and urban poverty. This book intends to raise awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic mills, buildings and canals which constitute the Ancoats townscape, and the forces and trends which have contributed to its appearance. It outlines, through its buildings, how the area and its community have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. As well as the local person interested in his or her city and its history this book will appeal to all those with an interest in the growth of towns and cities, and in social history and the legacy of socio-economic, industrial and technological change within the built environment. It will also be of interest to planners and conservation officers dealing with regeneration issues.

Ancoats: The cradle of industrialisation (Informed Conservation)

History

Rose, Mike

Holder, Julian

Europe

Historic England

<p>Examines the building and structures which resulted from the Great Western Railway's development of Swindon Works and traces the architectural history of the engineering works and the associated railway village.<br></p>

Swindon: The legacy of a railway town (English Heritage)

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