1
Christmas lights, in Nyland Road, Swindon
Image: © Roger Cornfoot
Taken: 12 Dec 2008
0.08 miles
2
Christmas lights, in Nyland Road, Swindon
Image: © Roger Cornfoot
Taken: 12 Dec 2008
0.09 miles
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Piccadilly Roundabout, Covingham
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 9 Sep 2018
0.14 miles
4
Rugby pitch, Greenbridge Road, Swindon
Playing fields of Swindon Rugby Football Club. The houses of Nythe estate can be seen in the background.
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 28 Dec 2012
0.15 miles
5
Wall above subway under Dorcan Way
There is an OS benchmark
Image on the concrete triangle against the wall. The pub in the background is 'The Messenger'.
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 9 Apr 2015
0.15 miles
6
Benchmark on Dorcan Way subway wall
Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm56138
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 9 Apr 2015
0.15 miles
7
Oakley Park, Stratton, Swindon
A new development that doesn't yet appear on the OS maps, it lies just north of Covingham Drive, Swindon.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 7 Jan 2007
0.16 miles
8
New houses, Oakley Park, Swindon
I believe these are the show homes for this new development that does not yet appear on the OS maps, but does on Google Earth. Lit up for Yuletide with perhaps a little more restraint than some others.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 8 Dec 2007
0.16 miles
9
Covingham shopping centre, Covingham, Swindon
A typical 1960s development, the centre includes the usual selection of shops including a convenience store, video store, pharmacist, newsagent, a fish and chip shop and a bookmaker. There is also a pub.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 7 Jan 2007
0.16 miles
10
The Messenger public house, Covingham, Swindon
This pub has had a number of names in its life. It started out as the Piccadilly. It was recently renamed apparently in recognition of the celebrity and television presenter Melinda Messenger, who lived and worked locally until her horizons expanded.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 7 Jan 2007
0.16 miles