Swindon Works: The Legend - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Swindon Works: The Legend write by Rosa Matheson. This book was released on 2016-05-02. Swindon Works: The Legend available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.
Swindon Works 1930-1960
Swindon Works 1930-1960 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Swindon Works 1930-1960 write by Peter Timms. This book was released on 2014-08-15. Swindon Works 1930-1960 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From 1841, when the Great Western Railway began building its works at Swindon, to 1986, when the works were closed, Swindon was a railway town
Swindon in 50 Buildings
Swindon in 50 Buildings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Swindon in 50 Buildings write by Angela Atkinson. This book was released on 2019-07-15. Swindon in 50 Buildings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explore the rich history of Swindon in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.
Great War Britain Swindon: Remembering 1914-18
Great War Britain Swindon: Remembering 1914-18 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great War Britain Swindon: Remembering 1914-18 write by Mike Pringle. This book was released on 2014-08-04. Great War Britain Swindon: Remembering 1914-18 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Swindon offers an intimate portrayal of the town and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry; the work of the many hospitals in the area; the effect of the conflict on local children; the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front; and concludes with a chapter dedicated to how the town and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of Swindon is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated through evocative images, many from private collections.
Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon
Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon write by Frances Bevan. This book was released on 2019-02-28. Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An in-depth history of women’s activism and achievements in one English town, with photos included. As the industrial revolution and the coming of the railways transformed the Wiltshire countryside, Swindon women were on the front line of change, shaping the new industrial town and transforming the old market one. Newcomers arrived from the great railway centers across the country to create a welcoming, tolerant and creative community with women’s contribution at its heart. Following the incorporation of Old and New Swindon in 1900, innovative women stepped up to the plate: women like Swindon-born suffragette Edith New, who challenged political conventions, and Emma Noble, Swindon’s first female councilor, who campaigned to improve living conditions in the town. During two world wars, Swindon women worked in the railway factory in jobs once considered beyond their strength and endurance. Women supported the war effort on the home front, volunteering in what little spare time they had. Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon tells the stories of women like Mary Slade and Kate Handley, two teachers who during WWI headed the Prisoners of War Committee, which sent food parcels to soldiers held in German POW camps. The story of Swindon women includes artists and actresses, political activists and social reformers—and the ordinary women who worked in the factories, raised their children, and made a difference.
