Railway Village Collection

New Swindon, 1847
Lithograph of New Swindon in 1847 with broad gauge locomotive, Fire Brand, in foreground. Swindon Works can be seen to the right on the image, with the Railway Village to the left

W J Knee, Newsagent - Emlyn Square 1929
W J Knee the Newsagent was located at the corner of Emlyn Square and London Street

Mechanics Institute, c1920

Stage production at the Mechanics Institute
The cast of the stage production A Trip to Juja posing in front of the stage of the Mechanics Institute Theatre

Fashion Show in the Mechanics Institute c. 1920s
Fashion Show in the Mechanics Institute c.1920s

Medical Fund Hospital Operating Theatre, 1947
The Medical Fund Hospital was established in 1871. It had a number of facilities including an operating theatre

Swindon town centre prior to trip 1934
Swindon town centre busy with shoppers getting new outfits and holiday paraphernalia prior to the Swindon Works trip holiday in 1934

Swindon holiday makers at Weston Super Mare station 1960
Swindon Works staff and families exiting Weston Super Mare station during their Trip holiday in 1960

New Swindon Mechanics Institution Trip ticket 1903
New Swindon Mechanics Institution Trip ticket issued to Mr Hawkins for a train journey to Newton Abbot on July 10th 1903

Reading Room pre 1900

Swindon Works and Railway Village by Edward Snell. 1849
An early watercolour painting of New Swindon by Edward Snell. Snell was head draughtsman at Swindon Works, later becoming assistant to Works Manager, Archibold Sturrock in 1846

Mechanics Institute c. 1914
An external view of the Mechanics Institute in 1914

Mechanics Institute Library Entrance c. 1930s
Mechanics Institute Library Entrance c.1930s

Managers Houses (l-r, Marlow House and Station House) c1910
These managers residences or villas were built to the north of Swindon Station. Similar houses had once stood adjacent to the Railway Village but were demolished in the 1870s

Boarded up shop / pub - Emlyn Square 1929
This boarded up residence on the corner of Emlyn Square and Oxford Street would have probably housed a pub or shop at one point. W J Knees the newsagent can be seen to the left of the image

Back yard of No 34 Faringdon Road - present day
No 34 was built in 1846 and is now the Railway Village Museum

No 34 Faringdon Road - present day
No 34 Faringdon Road was built in 1846 and is now the Railway Village Museum

Faringdon Road cottages - present day
This row of cottages was built in 1846. The cottage in the foreground is No. 34 - now the Railway Village Museum

Back ally of Faringdon Road cottages - present day
This row of cottages was built in 1846. The cottage in the foreground is No. 34 - now the Railway Village Museum

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