1
Mercedes Benz, South Marston Park
Part of a large industrial estate on the edge of Swindon.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 11 Aug 2020
0.09 miles
2
Spitfire Cafe, Hunt's Rise, South Marston Industrial Estate
The name is one of several aeronautical references on this Industrial Estate: an airfield and aircraft factory were here during the Second World War.http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=116&ss=402 Hunt's Rise is named after Hunt's Copse Farm, which housed land girls during the war.http://swindonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/hunts-copse-farm-south-marston.html The airfield was bought by Honda, whose giant factory now occupies the space.
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 26 Dec 2012
0.10 miles
3
Spitfire Way South Marston Industrial Estate Swindon
This part of Swindon is growing rapidly. The industrial heritage dates back to World War 2 when the Supermarine aircraft company made warplanes here. Some of the road names locally have aircraft connections such as Stirling, Lancaster and Viscount.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 4 Nov 2006
0.12 miles
4
Model Spitfire, Spitfire Way South Marston Swindon
Once upon a time there was a real Spitfire at the entrance to the original industrial complex at South Marston.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 4 Nov 2006
0.12 miles
5
Pentel, South Marston Park
Part of a large industrial estate on the edge of Swindon.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 11 Aug 2020
0.16 miles
6
Old Milestone by the A361, Highworth Road, South Marston Park
Swindon half-round stone by the A361, in parish of Stanton Fitzwarren (Swindon District), road beside South Marston Trading Estate, in hedge near lay-by. Broken.
Inscription once read:-
: (Highworth / 2) : : (Swindon / 4) :
Rivet benchmark was on top.
Surveyed
Milestone Society National ID: WI_SNLC04
Image: © Milestone Society
Taken: Unknown
0.17 miles
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Concorde, Stirling Road, South Marston, Swindon
This part of South Marston is a business park. It was once a wartime aircraft factory and this use continued for some years after 1945. This is a quite realistic-looking model of the Concorde. For another view see http://tinyurl.com/cjd2ffr
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 25 Jun 2008
0.18 miles
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Concorde, Stirling Road, South Marston, Swindon
This part of South Marston is a business park. It was once a wartime aircraft factory and this use continued for some years after 1945. Although there are no aircraft-related businesses there are aeronautical reminders to be found in road names, a model Spitfire http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/272713 and this Concorde also seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/860713
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 25 Jun 2008
0.18 miles
9
Catsbrain Farm
Image: © Chris Andrews
Taken: 15 May 2014
0.19 miles
10
Stirling Road
Industrial estate road.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 15 Jul 2019
0.20 miles