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35 Fine Art Prints
Sawmills and Timber Yard Collection9 Fine Art Prints
No 3 ShopCarriage Fitting and Machine Shop
No 4 Shop Collection8 Fine Art Prints
No 5 Shop, Train Lighting Shop, 1950
No 7 Shop Collection2 Fine Art Prints
No 8 Shop Collection2 Fine Art Prints
No 9 Shop Collection11 Fine Art Prints
No 12 Shop Collection5 Fine Art Prints
No 13 Shop Collection3 Fine Art Prints
No 14 Shop Collection4 Fine Art Prints
No 15 Shop Collection3 Fine Art Prints
No 16 Shop Collection3 Fine Art Prints
No 17 Shop Collection2 Fine Art Prints
No 18 Shop Collection2 Fine Art Prints
No 19 Shop Collection4 Fine Art Prints
No 21 Shop Collection6 Fine Art Prints
No 22 Shop, Oil Works stores, 1951
No 24 Shop Collection10 Fine Art Prints
Motor landing craft built by the GWR at Swindon Works, 1942In August 1941 the GWR began building the first of a large number of motor landing craft in the Carriage and Wagon shops at Swindon. No. 13, Wagon Frame Shop was where this work took place
LMS coach no. 6204 converted to an ambulance train car, 1939This official photograph of an ambulance train car was taken on behalf of the Swindon Works Drawing Office in October 1939
8in. howitzer gun carriage on an Open B wagon at Swindon Works, c. 1914This 8in. howitzer gun carriage was one of the first batch to be made at Swindon Works. It sits on an unfinished OPEN B wagon awaiting dispatch
Bomb damage to No. 24 shop at Swindon Works in 1942Swindon Works should have been a prime target for the German Luftwaffe, but the Works remained relatively unscathed from any air raids on the town
Shell production for World War 2 in 24F shop at Swindon Works, 1942An image of the shell production line in 24F Shop showing view of the workshop space for shell inspection during World War 2
Dorothy Boulter, secretary at Swindon Works, 1966Dorothy Boulter is pictured here in June 1966. At the time she was the secretary to the Chief Carriage and Wagon Works Draughtsman in Swindon
Leatherwork for howitzers and 8 pdr guns, made at Swindon Works, c. 1915This array of items shows the type of leatherwork that was undertaken at Swindon Works for both howitzers and 8 pdr guns, as requested by the Royal Arsenal
No 18 Stamping Shop at Swindon Works in 1915A view of No. 18 Stamping Shop from March 1915, showing the reverse of a stationary boiler. At the bottom left of the image are sheets of metal ready to be heated in the gas furnaces just above
Carriage and Wagon Stamping (No. 18) Shop in 1915This image of the Carriage and Wagon Stamping (No.18) Shop was taken in March 1915. Although no men are in shot, it shows the busy, dirty and hot nature of this workshop
Swindon Works Polishing Shop in 1914A photograph taken on 7th August 1914 of the Polishing Shop in the Carriage and Wagon Works. French polishing was a skilled trade
Brake Third coach No. 3307 converted into a mobile cleansing unit, 1941The fear of gas attack was of paramount concern during World War II, as demonstrated by the mass issuing of gas masks prior to the outbreak of war in 1939
Railway carriage converted to an ambulance ward car, c1939This internal view of an ambulance ward car gives a clear image of both the ingenuity used in converting rolling stock for medical use, but also the cramped conditions endured within these vehicles
A corridor brake composite carriage converted into a rail mobile emergency canteen, 1941In November 1941 this 56 feet corridor brake composite carriage was converted at Swindon Works into a rail mobile emergency canteen
Wartime shells being packed up in 24F shop, ready for transportation in 1942By 1943 the majority of Allied munitions production was undertaken by America and Canada. This eased the pressure on British workshops as there had become a serious shortage of materials
No. 24F shop, Swindon Works, undergoing war time alterations in 1941This image, taken in September 1941, shows the alterations taking place in 24F Shop to accommodate the new shell production for the Ministry of Supply
Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells
Christmas in No 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, 1938This photograph of No 9 Carriage Trimming Shop at Swindon Works was taken in 1938. An amazing display of Christmas decorations hang from the roof supports and across the windows