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Houses, near Wootton Bassett Road, Swindon
I should know the name of this estate but for the moment I've forgotten it. It dates to the 1990s and the roads therein commemorate the Normandy invasion of 1944 with names such as 'Juno', 'Sword', 'Caen' and 'Utah'.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Feb 2010
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Houses in Rhine Close, Swindon
Near the southern edge of the town.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 14 Jul 2022
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Bend on the Wilts & Berks canal
Near Rushey Platt nature reserve. The Wilts & Berks canal opened in 1810, linking the Kennet & Avon canal with the River Thames and running right through Swindon. It closed in 1914, but is now partly restored.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 14 Jul 2022
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Motorcyclist, Redposts Drive, Swindon
The Redposts Drive extension seen in this image
Image is still not open to through traffic so it is safe enough for a learner rider to hone his riding skills. The bridge can also be seen in this image
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Feb 2010
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Wilts & Berks Canal in Summer
Looks like a rural scene but is actually in suburban Swindon!
Image: © Colin Bews
Taken: 27 Jul 2014
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Swindon Old Canal
Near the end of the Old Canal behind St Margaret's Way.
Image: © Wayland Smith
Taken: 16 Oct 2011
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River Ray
Nature reserve at Rushey Platt.
Image: © Wayland Smith
Taken: 12 Apr 2020
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Wilts & Berks Canal frozen over, looking north
Photographed from the former railway bridge, the disused canal has frozen over.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: Unknown
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Wilts & Berks canal near St Helen's View, Swindon
The canal runs past an attractive residential area on the western edge of Old Town. Some of the properties there enjoy good views from their elevated position above the canal. There is one for sale there at the moment for £635,000.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 19 Feb 2010
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Redposts Drive extension, Swindon
A controversial development between the M4 and the existing southern limit of Swindon is underway. The official name is Wichelstowe, more commonly called 'The Front Garden' development. The controversy arises partly because the land is quite low-lying and gets a bit wet sometimes, partly nimbyism and partly concern on the part of the neighbouring town of Wootton Bassett to the west, about the continuing expansion of Swindon towards the smaller town. The bridge in the distance can be seen at an earlier state of construction here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/596922
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 11 May 2008
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