The Moonrakers, Swindon
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The Moonrakers, Swindon
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 12 Mar 2011
Large pub on the corner of Whitworth Road and Cricklade Road. It was built by Arkells in 1931. A later extension was the addition of a function room for up to 300 people. According to the local legend of the Moonrakers, two Wiltshire men were caught while trying to smuggle a barrel of brandy hidden in a pond. They fooled the excisemen by pretending they were simple-minded men trying to rake the moon’s reflection from the pond.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.585243
Longitude
-1.776239