Victoria Road
Introduction
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Victoria Road
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 23 May 2017
One of the three major roads that link the old and new towns of Swindon, the others being Drove Road and Kingshill Road. The name suggests a late 19th century development as the then two separate communities at the top and bottom of the hill became linked, actually becoming the Borough of Swindon in November 1900. Before the construction of Victoria Road, the main link was via a country lane, Eastcott Hill, some 300m to the west. The photographer still remembers the days when he could cycle up this hill at a fair speed on his 10 speed racer [a very long time ago].
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Image Location
Latitude
51.555756
Longitude
-1.778403