IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Clifton Street, SWINDON, SN1 3QB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Clifton Street, SN1 3QB by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (104 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Angel in Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
The guardian angel has been looking over her charge since Edwardian days. At some point in the past she has unfortunately lost a wing.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.05 miles
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Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
The angel in the foreground has lost an arm http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1496794 but retains both her wings in contrast to this one http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1496213 The path leads to the chapel http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1496629
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.05 miles
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Angel and grave, Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
The angel here has lost her right arm. The grave dates from 1913 so a little wear and tear in an urban cemetery is perhaps inevitable.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.05 miles
5
Grey squirrel, Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
One of a couple of these American interlopers rummaging around between the gravestones. Despite the reddish tinge to the squirrel's coat, the grey is distinguishable from the home-grown red by the absence of tufts to the ears.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.06 miles
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Houses between New Town and Old Town, Swindon
The original Swindon was a small market town on top of a hill and might have remained so had not Brunel decided to build a major factory for the Great Western Railway in the mid 19th century. Thus was born Swindon New Town. As more houses were built in the Victorian era and later, the two areas merged. The term 'New Town' is now little-heard; in contrast 'Old Town' is in common currency to distinguish the pre-railway development from the rest of the town. The houses nearest the viewpoint are in Bowood Road, a between-the-wars development. The furthest houses are in Clifton Street and date from the late 19th century. These are on the northern edge of this square. The modern high-rise building on the right skyline is the David Murray John Tower which is in Image
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 29 Oct 2007
0.08 miles
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Benchmark on #61 Radnor Street
Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm25589
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 5 Jan 2012
0.08 miles
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#61 Radnor Street and cemetery entrance
There is an OS benchmark Image on the jut at the right hand side of the lodge
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 5 Jan 2012
0.08 miles
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War memorial and chapel, Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
The war memorial is one of hundreds up and down the country erected in the aftermath of the Great War. The cemetery contains eighty graves of soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in that conflict. The inscription can be read here Image The chapel is not now in use for its original purpose as the cemetery is no longer used for current funerals.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.08 miles
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Inscription, war memorial, Radnor Street cemetery, Swindon
The inscription can be found on the base of the memorial seen here Image
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Sep 2009
0.08 miles