IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Windrush, SWINDON, SN6 7DY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Windrush, SN6 7DY by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (29 Images Found)
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Rail Tour at Highworth with a GW Dock Tank
View southward, towards Swindon, on the occasion in April 1954 when the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society ran a Tour from London (Victoria) to Swindon Works, with an ancillary trip up the Highworth Branch, which had been closed to passengers on 2/3/53 - to goods on 6/8/62. The 0-6-0 Dock Tank, No. 1366 (built 1934, withdrawn 1/61), was normally employed at Swindon Wagon Works. (Note the typical Railway Enthusiasts).
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 25 Apr 1954
0.07 miles
2
Highworth railway station (site), Wiltshire
Opened in 1883 by the Great Western Railway as the terminus of a branch line from Swindon, this station closed to passengers in 1953 and completely in 1962.
View south west towards Hannington and Swindon, from a similar viewpoint to Image The road known as Windrush appears to follow the track of the former railway at this point. No trace of the former station appears to remain here but the station sign does - see Image
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 31 Mar 2018
0.09 miles
3
Birch tree, Highworth cemetery, Highworth, Swindon
The cemetery is a fine and quiet place with a number of birch trees. These provide shade in summer and nesting places for what I think are crows.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 29 Nov 2007
0.10 miles
4
Highworth cemetery at the winter solstice
The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere falls between the 20th and 23rd December depending on the year. In 2007 the solstice occurred on the 22nd with the period between sunrise and sunset being 7 hours 49 minutes and 40 seconds. The sun set in London at 15.54 today, 22 minutes after this picture was taken.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 22 Dec 2007
0.11 miles
5
Highworth Cemetery on a glorious late summer afternoon (B)
The two Commonwealth War Graves you can see are
*Bombardier F.G. Ackling https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2710003/frederick-george-ackling/
*Private W.T.E Alexander https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2710004/william-thomas-edward-alexander/
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 4 Sep 2023
0.12 miles
6
Highworth: Wrde Hill sign
This might pass as a pronounceable word in Welsh, but it does look rather out of place in a Wiltshire suburb. The explanation is that Highworth was 'Wrde' in the Domesday Book - presumably morphing into the 'worth' bit of the present-day name.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 11 Nov 2016
0.12 miles
7
Wrde Hill, Highworth
At the junction of Cricklade Road. I have no idea either how to pronounce Wrde or where it comes from.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 10 Aug 2019
0.13 miles
8
Northern end of Windrush from St Michael's Avenue
Image: © Nick Smith
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
0.13 miles
9
Housing estates
The Hampton Hill part of Highworth, developed in the 1960's and 70's.
Image: © Jonathan Billinger
Taken: 4 Jan 2007
0.13 miles
10
Highworth Cemetery on a glorious late summer afternoon (A)
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 4 Sep 2023
0.14 miles