Former EMI CD factory, Penny Lane, Swindon
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The photograph on this page of Former EMI CD factory, Penny Lane, Swindon by Brian Robert Marshall as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 24 Feb 2007
EMI had several operations in Swindon at one time. This plant was built by them in the 1990s to replace a smaller factory in Greenbridge. Then they found that it was cheaper to manufacture CDs in Holland so they closed the factory about six years ago. It has recently been sold to a car retailer. The name 'Penny Lane' is derived from a song by a now defunct pop group.
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