John Ferris - Marston Lock-keeper. Drawing from The Pall Mall magazine article from 1893 by Reginald Blunt, artist "Tim".
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1913, Standing on Regent St bridge looking south east
Image to Video
Image to Video
John street bridge pavement engraving
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Photographer: © William Hooper. c1913
Standing on Regent St bridge looking south east, zoomed in
Standing on Regent St bridge looking south east, zoomed in
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Artist: Samuel Loxton. c1900, John St bridge seen from the junction, artist had his back to Queenstown bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Artist: Samuel Loxton. c1900, John St bridge seen from the junction, artist had his back to Queenstown bridge
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: J. Hood. No date.
John St bridge seen from the junction, artist had his back to Queenstown bridge.
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: J. Hood. No date.
John St bridge seen from the junction, artist had his back to Queenstown bridge.
Junction with the North Wilts canal
Looking at the Golden Lion bridge, this photo was taken between the bridge being built in 1870 and adding the first footbridge in 1887.
Looking at the Golden Lion bridge, this photo was taken between the bridge being built in 1870 and adding the first footbridge in 1887.
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library.1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1950, Location of former Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Date unknown, Kingshill towpath, by the dam
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Man with a stick. Rear of Cetus building in the background
March to save the Wilts and Berks Canal
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1914, Marlborough Street/ Joseph Street Footbridge
Data credit: Historic England
1986, Grade II listed structure, Marsh Farm Bridge, Image credit Jess Laker
Data credit: Historic England
1986, Grade II listed structure, Milestone, 26 miles to Semington, Image credit Martin Newman
Data credit: Historic England
1986, Grade II listed building, Moredon Aqueduct over the river Ray, Image credit Ben Ellwood
Looking from Purton road bridge towards Mouldon lock
Mouldon Hill/ Moredon Aqueduct & Locks
Looking towards the Aqueduct
Issue 110, Feb 1988
Progress report, Foxham, Calne, Swindon, Grove
Issue 110, Feb 1988
Progress report, Foxham, Calne, Swindon, Grove
Issue 141, Dec 1993
History, Progress report, Foxham, Dauntsey, Seven Locks, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wantage, Abingdon
Issue 141, Dec 1993
History, Progress report, Foxham, Dauntsey, Seven Locks, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wantage, Abingdon
Issue 154, Feb 1996
Progress report, Wootton Bassett, Moredon, Dauntsey, Swindon, Foxham, Abingdon
Issue 154, Feb 1996
Progress report, Wootton Bassett, Moredon, Dauntsey, Swindon, Foxham, Abingdon
Issue 180, May 2000
Beavan's bridge progress, Swindon
Issue 180, May 2000
Beavan's bridge progress, Swindon
Issue 233, Mar 2009
Progress report, Pewsham, Moredon, Swindon, Latton Basin, Steppingstone Lane Bridge, Chaddington, Seven Locks, Hayes Knoll, Childrey Wharf
Issue 233, Mar 2009
Progress report, Pewsham, Moredon, Swindon, Latton Basin, Steppingstone Lane Bridge, Chaddington, Seven Locks, Hayes Knoll, Childrey Wharf
Issue 309, Nov 2021
Swindon M4, Swindon
Issue 309, Nov 2021
Swindon M4, Swindon
Issue 67, Oct 1977. Notice of meeting on 8th Oct 1977 to form a group, Swindon
Issue 67, Oct 1977. Notice of meeting on 8th Oct 1977 to form a group, Swindon
Issue 68, Dec 1977
W&BCAG formed on 8th Oct 1977, Swindon
Issue 68, Dec 1977
W&BCAG formed on 8th Oct 1977, Swindon
Issue 70, Jun 1978
Progress report, First worksite, Kingshill
Issue 70, Jun 1978
Progress report, First worksite, Kingshill
Issue 80, Feb 1981
Progress report, Kingshill, Swindon, Shrivenham, Calne, Dauntsey, West Challow
Issue 80, Feb 1981
Progress report, Kingshill, Swindon, Shrivenham, Calne, Dauntsey, West Challow
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1914, North Wilts canal junction
Junction with the North Wilts canal
Looking at the Golden Lion bridge, this photo was taken after adding the first footbridge in 1887 and before the second footbridge built between 1898 and 1904.
Looking at the Golden Lion bridge, this photo was taken after adding the first footbridge in 1887 and before the second footbridge built between 1898 and 1904.
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 2, 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 drawing 4, just before the building was demolished in 1962
Wichelstowe - Preventing Floods Building Canals for Better Drainage
Queenstown bridge pavement engraving
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. 1885, Artist: G. Puckey
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1905, Wellington Street Bridge, looking west
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1906, "As it might be" - Regent Street Canal and Promenade
Image credit & Artist: Ken White
Golden Lion/ Regent Street Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1905, Rick fire at Dunsford/ Swindon Wharf
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: G. Puckey. 1880
Rodbourne/ Telford road bridge & lock #4
Rodbourne/ Telford road bridge & lock #4
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1913, Rodbourne/ Telford Road Bridge Looking East
Image credit: The Swindon Society. Between 1893-1904, Skurray's Flour Mill, looking east from Whale bridge
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Wilts and Berks was a narrow gauge canal 52 miles long with 42 locks
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Wilts and Berks was a narrow gauge canal 52 miles long with 42 locks
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Robert and William Whitworth were the engineers for the Wilts & Berks Canal
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Robert and William Whitworth were the engineers for the Wilts & Berks Canal
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Cargo on the Wilts & Berks was mainly coal and Bath stone from Somerset
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Cargo on the Wilts & Berks was mainly coal and Bath stone from Somerset
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Opened in 1810, Wilts and Berks Canal was then abandoned in 1914
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Opened in 1810, Wilts and Berks Canal was then abandoned in 1914
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
The Canal linked Semington (Kennet & Avon Canal) to Abingdon (R Thames)
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
The Canal linked Semington (Kennet & Avon Canal) to Abingdon (R Thames)
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Nearby was the junction with the North Wilts Canal to Cricklade
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Nearby was the junction with the North Wilts Canal to Cricklade
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Golden Lion Bridge (lift & footbridge) was adjacent to this spot
Golden Lion Bridge (lift & footbridge) was adjacent to this spot
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Canal Walk looking West
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Canal Walk looking West
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Canal Walk looking East
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Canal Walk looking East
Data credit: Historic England
1979, Grade II listed building, Lock Keepers cottage, South Marston, Image credit Google Earth
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: J. Hood. assumed 1910.
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: J. Hood. assumed 1910.
Swindon - Dragonfly landing stage to Marsh Farm bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library & The Swindon Society. 1905, Swindon wharf
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1905, Swindon wharf, boathouse
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1905, Swindon wharf, Superintendants house
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1905, Boat house on the right
Swindon's Lost Locks
Take a Boat Trip With Us! Dragonfly Swindon Boat Rides.
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1914, Standing on Rodbourne/ Telford Road Bridge Looking West
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1906, "As it is" - The Canal at Regent Street
Wichelstowe - Unlocking canalside Housing Development How Partnerships Pay Off
Unlocking Restoration at Moulden Lock in Swindon on the Wilts and Berks Canal
Unveiling The UK's Newest Canal
Webb's wharf or Cambria bridge wharf was a timber yard and active between 1885-1899, after which it moved to a new site near to Bullens Bridge
Webb's wharf or Cambria bridge wharf was a timber yard and active between 1885-1899, after which it moved to a new site near to Bullens Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Whale Bridge, looking towards the County Ground, this is now Fleming Way
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953, Whale Bridge, looking north
Whale bridge pavement engraving
1885 NLS OS 1:500 map showing original stone bridge. Historic Map
Image credit & Artist: Ken White
Whale Bridge
1899 NLS OS 25" map showing replacement steel bridge. Historic Map
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
Wichelstowe and the Wilts & Berks Canal Sept 2017
Wichelstowe Footbridge
Wichelstowe Landing Stage
Wichelstowe Swindon from the air. New Canal construction planned route.
Dragon Fly landing stage to Skew bridge on a model boat
Data credit: Historic England
1979, Grade II listed building, Wroughton Wharf, Image credit Information Analysis
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1914, Looking west at York road bridge in the background, note abandoned narrowboat
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1901-1925, Looking west at York road bridge in the background, note abandoned narrowboat
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Date unknown,
Standing on York road bridge looking east
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Date unknown, York road bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1961, York Road Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1961, Demolition, now Fleming way
