Image credit & Artist: Ken White
Whale Bridge
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: G. Puckey.
This bridge was originally made of stone before being reconstructed to a flat span steel bridge
1885 NLS OS 1:500 map showing original stone bridge. Historic Map
Image credit: The Swindon Society. Between 1893-1904, Skurray's Flour Mill, looking east from Whale bridge
1899 NLS OS 25" map showing replacement steel bridge. Historic Map
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Man with a stick. Whale bridge/ hotel in the background. Interested children peering over the wall from the Cetus buildings
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Man with a stick. Rear of Cetus building in the background
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Whale Bridge, looking towards the County Ground, this is now Fleming Way
1959, Swindon, Whale Hotel
1959, Swindon, looking east from the parapet Whale bridge
1959, Swindon, looking east at Whale bridge, while standing on Queenstown/ Wellington Street Bridge
1960, Swindon, Whale Bridge, Whale Hotel & rear of the Cetus buildings
1961, Swindon, looking west at Whale bridge, Skurray's Mill on the left
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Whale Bridge, looking north
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Cetus Buildings, Medgbury Road drawing 4, just before the building was demolished in 1962
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Cetus Buildings, Medgbury Road drawing 2, just before the building was demolished in 1962
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Cetus Buildings, Medgbury Road drawing 1, just before the building was demolished in 1962
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Cetus Buildings, Medgbury Road drawing 3, just before the building was demolished in 1962
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Cetus Buildings, Medgbury Road just before the building was demolished in 1962
1962, Swindon, looking west at Whale bridge after destruction of Whale Hotel
Image credit: Courtesy of National Waterways Archive, Canal & River Trust. Summer 1964, Swindon, Whale bridge looking west.
Image credit: Courtesy of National Waterways Archive, Canal & River Trust. Summer 1964, Swindon, Whale bridge looking west.
Image credit: Courtesy of National Waterways Archive, Canal & River Trust. Summer 1964, Swindon, Whale bridge looking east.
