1. Swindon Outlet Village-05.08.17

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On the way to Frome, we stopped off at Swindon's outlet village located within the old Swindon works.

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Interior, Swindon Outlet Village
A view down one of the 'steets' in the Swindon outlet village.
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Interior, Swindon Outlet Village
This was once an exposed wall to one of the 'shops' of the GWR's Swindon Works. Now put to a new use to satisfy our insatiable appetite to spend money!
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Interior, Swindon Outlet Village
A former Swindon Works crane sits in the centre of of one of the malls inside the Swindon outlet village. They have created a nice atmosphere inside but the majority of the customers will fail to notice the heritage items carefully positioned around the 'village'.
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Interior, Swindon Outlet Village
An archway that would have gone through to one of the workshops inside the former Swindon Works.
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Old turntable, Swindon Works
For years this was a familiar sight to both visitors and passengers passing Swindon Works on trains. The famous turntable often had some of Swindon's finest placed on display just behind it, for example D818 'Glory' and Hymek D7029.
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Exterior, Swindon Outlet Village
The roadway to the right was once the home to several tracks that were part of the Swindon Work's network. Beyond that were (and still are) the main running lines. Passengers passing would have seen lines of wagons, coaches and locomotives that were often lined up on these lines awaiting attention at the works. The plant to the left was the old iron foundry that is now home to the Swindon Outlet village.
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Exterior, Swindon Outlet Village
Another familiar building that remains standing is the grade II listed patterns store and water tower. It was built in 1897 and closed, along with the rest of the works, in 1986.
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Former Weighbridge, Swindon Works
The former weighbridge is now in use as a pub and restaurant. For several years towards the end of the work's life it was the home to various preserved hydraulics, for example D1023 'Western Fusileer' and D821 'Greyhound'.
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Former turntable, Swindon Works
The former turntable at Swindon Works. This turntable was right at the front in the centre of the vast works complex. The pattern building can be seen to the right behind the overhanging bush.
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Notice, former turntable, Swindon Works
A cast notice attached to the former Swindon Work's turntable. This turntable sits in a car park and acts a reminder to the public of Swindon's industrial heritage, something that should be remembered for generations.
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Former boundary wall, Swindon Works
The former boundary wall at the back of the works. It is a familiar design with its tall capped support buttresses and featured in many pictures taken during work's visits.
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Rodbourne Road, Swndon Works
When visiting the works this was the route taken by many an enthusiast. The walk from the station took a while but once you got under the railway in Rodbourne Road you knew that you were nearly there! Just to the right was the old entrance where you would 'check in' with your pass and await your tour with a heightened sense of excitement!
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Commemorative plaque, Swindon Outlet Village
A plaque located on the wall of one of the retail outlets inside the Swindon Village. The V or the boiler shop was one of the largest in the works complex.
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Exterior, Swindon Outlet Village
The rear of the Swindon outlet village. This building was the former foundry building. There was also a traverser to the right in what is now a carpark.
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Exterior, Swindon Outlet Village & Steam Museum
There was once a traverser in the immediate foreground. This linked the foundry or J shop to the right that is now home to the outlet village to the R or new engine shop to the left. The building to the left is now the home to the Swindon Steam museum.
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7819, on display, Swindon Outlet Village
One of Swindon's locomotives sits proudly on display inside the Swindon outlet village. Collett designed 7819 'Hinton Manor' was built at Swindon by the GWR in 1938. It was withdrawn in 1965 and ended up at Barry. It was rescued in 1973 and was taken to the Severn Valley Railway where it was restored. It saw extensive use on the mainline and preserved lines and was one of the engines used as part of the GWR 150 celebrations in 1985 when it was painted in British Railways black. A few weeks after this picture was taken, 7819 was moved back to the SVR.
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