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Victoria Road, SWINDON, SN1 3DE

Postbox No. SN1 98. See Image] for context.

Showing position of Postbox No. SN1 98. See Image] for postbox.

This hotel, which is not as old as you might think (dating from the early twentieth century) regularly hosts musical evenings.

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].

Once an attractive villa-style house; will it ever find someone willing to return it to condition or will it continue to decay?

This street links Swindon's 'Old town', at the top of the hill, with the 'New town', which grew rapidly, around the canals and railway works, in the 19th century.

A typical Old Town pub. The photographer spent many a happy hour in his youth here when there was a popular folk music club every Sunday evening. Paul Simon performed here in 1965 as did Julie Felix, Al Stewart and many others of varying degrees of fame.

Swindon's old technical college is to be retained whilst all the old post-war college blocks are gone. After well over a century of education, the brick school is to be converted into office space. See Image] for more of the development.

The central bay of this fine building, now converted to apartments. The street wall and gateway are included in the Grade II Listing.