IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Barnes Road, SWINDON, SN3 4QP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Barnes Road, SN3 4QP 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 (18 Images Found)
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Details
Distance
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Embankment of disused GWR Highworth branch line
The disused Great Western Railways (GWR) Highworth branch line between Kingsdown Road and Kingsdown Lane. It was built by the Swindon and Highworth Light Railway Company who sold it to the GWR before the first train ran because of faults they could not afford to repair. The first train ran in 1883. The line above Kingsdown Junction was closed in 1962, the remaining line to Swindon (of which this is a part) in 1964. This picture was taken looking towards the disused railway trackbed. It shows the remains of some stone walling, probably built to reinforce the embankment. http://www.highworth.freeuk.com/history.htm
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 6 Mar 2012
0.05 miles
2
Bridge over a dismantled railway on Kingsdown Road
Image: © Nick Smith
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
0.08 miles
5
Disused GWR Highworth branch line
The disused Great Western Railways (GWR) Highworth branch line between Kingsdown Road and Kingsdown Lane. It was built by the Swindon and Highworth Light Railway Company who sold it to the GWR before the first train ran because of faults they could not afford to repair. The first train ran in 1883. The line above Kingsdown Junction (of which this is a part) was closed in 1962, the remaining line to Swindon in 1964.
This picture was taken looking towards the Kingsdown Junction; remnants of the original fencing can be seen on either side, with a boggy area to the right. http://www.highworth.freeuk.com/history.htm
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 6 Mar 2012
0.13 miles
6
Tate Estate, Kingsdown
A small industrial estate containing an engineering firm and a salvage firm which deals in reclaimed bricks, tiles, wood flooring and railway sleepers to block paving, ironwork and doors. Note the interesting road sign for the hump-backed bridge.
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 1 Feb 2012
0.14 miles
7
Disused GWR Highworth branch line
The disused Great Western Railways (GWR) Highworth branch line between Kingsdown Road and Kingsdown Lane. It was built by the Swindon and Highworth Light Railway Company who sold it to the GWR before the first train ran because of faults they could not afford to repair. The first train ran in 1883. The line above Kingsdown Junction was closed in 1962, the remaining line to Swindon in 1964.
This picture shows the disused South Marston Siding (seen here from the Highworth line above the Kingsdown Junction) which was laid in 1941. More commonly known as the Vickers Branch, it served the Vickers Armstrong Aircraft Factory in South Marston where Spitfires were built. http://www.highworth.freeuk.com/history.htm
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 6 Mar 2012
0.14 miles
8
Cleverly painted B&Q building from Kingsdown Road
The building blends in remarkably well considering its size, more details here Image
Image: © Nick Smith
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
0.16 miles
