Old Station House off Newport Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Station House off Newport Street by Gordon Hatton as part of the Geograph project.
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Old Station House off Newport Street
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 26 Sep 2022
The building was erected by the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in the 19th century and stood by the station approach road which sloped down to Swindon Town Station, also known as Old Town Station. The M&SW wasn't exactly popular with the Great Western when it opened a line [very slowly] from Cheltenham via Swindon towards Southampton with the intention of moving goods from Midland factories to the port on the south coast. Eventually the GW acquired this line, which never saw much traffic, either goods or passengers. The site of the station is now a small industrial park.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.549907
Longitude
-1.775979