Ken White Paintings
Ken White is best known in Swindon for his public art murals, in particular his 1976 mural of a photo taken in 1904 of the Golden Lion bridge, Ken repainted this mural twice, in 1983 and then again in 2009.
Ken also painted murals on Cambria bridge around 1979 and paintings on canvas including the Golden Lion bridge, Whale bridge and Commercial road bridge also known as Milton road bridge.
Take a closer look at the Golden Lion mural, in the far background in the middle is Isambard Kingdom Brunel, wearing his stovepipe hat which blends in with one of the bridge pillars, also in the forefront is Swindon poet Alfred Williams also known as "The Hammerman".
Author : Ken White
Art UK
Swindon Library
Britain from Above
The Aerofilms Collection
The Britain from Above website features images from the Aerofilms collection, a unique aerial photographic archive of international importance. The collection includes 1.26 million negatives and more than 2000 photograph albums. Dating from 1919 to 2006, the total collection presents an unparalleled picture of the changing face of Britain in the 20th century. It includes the largest and most significant number of air photographs of Britain taken before 1939.
Recommend logging into the "Britain from Above"website to open images fullscreen and to zoom in/out.
Author : Britain from Above
Dragonfly Journey
Brickmaking
Typical Brick Usage
Lift Bridge 15,000 Arch Bridge 35,000 Lock 178,000 + 425 Cubic feet of stone Lock including a tail bridge 206,000 3 Pewsham Locks took 630,000 bricks @import url(https://themes.googleusercontent.com/fonts/css?kit=fpjTOVmNbO4Lz34iLyptLUXza5VhXqVC6o75Eld_V98); ol{margin:0;padding:0} table td,table th{padding:0} .c12{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;background-color:#93c47d;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:55.5pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c11{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:132.8pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c14{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:0pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:49.5pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c2{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:49.5pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c18{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:0pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:41.2pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c8{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:0pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:55.5pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c22{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:0pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:132.8pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c3{border-right-style:solid;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;border-bottom-color:#000000;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-color:#000000;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:#000000;border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:41.2pt;border-top-color:#000000;border-bottom-style:solid} .c15{margin-left:18.5pt;padding-top:0pt;text-indent:-0.5pt;padding-bottom:0.2pt;line-height:1.0416666666666667;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;margin-right:7.2pt;height:12pt} .c17{color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1pt;font-family:"Arial 55";font-style:normal}.c0{color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal}.c5{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:12pt}.c4{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:center} .c20{border-spacing:0;border-collapse:collapse;margin-right:auto}.c6{font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";color:#ffffff;font-weight:700}.c1{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:right} .c7{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left} .c19{background-color:#ffffff;max-width:595.4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .c9{background-color:#4a86e8}.c21{height:27.8pt}.c10{height:15.8pt} .c16{height:16.5pt}.c13{background-color:#93c47d} .title{padding-top:24pt;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-size:36pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:"Arial 55";line-height:1.0416666666666667;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left} .subtitle{padding-top:18pt;color:#666666;font-size:24pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Georgia";line-height:1.0416666666666667;page-break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left} li{color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial";text-align:left} p{margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial";text-align:left}
Brickyard
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
Total
1.Melksham
535,000
179,000
694,750
2.Queenfield & 3.Lacock
523,000
159,750
702,000
4.Pewsham
836,020
235,000
180,250
1,251,270
5.Stanley
656,000
206,000
862,000
6.Cunnegar/ Conigre Farm
380,000
384,000
764,000
7.Foxham
111,000
315,750
556,000
682,400
1,665,150
8.Dauntsey Park
167,200
25,000
30,000
222,200
9.Trow Lane
731,734
741,257
280,000
1,752,991
10.Chippenham
288,050
288,050
11.Dunnington
1,172,750
405,860
23,000
1,601,610
12.Marston
809,151
763,743
1,572,894
13.Longcot
389,077
927,148
1,165,004
2,198,741
1,309,095
5,989,065
Total
2,550,020
1,270,750
1,047,200
581,000
1,444,134
741,257
1,740,800
405,860
832,151
1,152,820
927,148
1,165,004
2,198,741
1,309,095
17,365,980
Contractor
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
Total
Edwards, Burrows and Foster
1,492,020
1,492,020
John Ching and James Heath
1,058,000
338,750
1,396,750
James Heath
932,000
1,047,200
1,979,200
Samuel Downs
581,000
712,400
1,293,400
McIlquham & Brown
731,734
741,257
1,472,991
Henry Guy
288,050
288,050
James Dobson
1,452,750
405,860
832,151
1,152,820
927,148
1,165,004
2,198,741
1,309,095
9,443,569
Total
2,550,020
1,270,750
1,047,200
581,000
1,444,134
741,257
1,740,800
405,860
832,151
1,152,820
927,148
1,165,004
2,198,741
1,309,095
17,365,980
Source: Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Ledger A 2424/27 & Ledger B 2424/28 Newspaper Snippets
