More History Than You Can Smoke a Long Cigarette At

In preparation for repairs, the full ghost sign advert on Swindon's Manchester Road/Aylesbury Street has now been revealed.

Manchester Road Missing Words Round

The rendering on the corner of Manchester Road and Aylesbury Street has fallen off, revealing an painted advert or 'ghost sign'. Is it 'Navy Cut'?

From One Express to Another

Progress at Swindon Designer Outlet.

We're Nearly There

Demolition Glow

The sun going down on Aspen House.

Opening Hours

Careful, don't get locked in.

Red, White & Blue

Wash and Brush Up

These photos are from a visit to one of Swindon's best kept secrets, the Health Hydro, or better known as the Victorian Milton Road Baths.

The Disappearance of Aspen House

With demolition on the smaller sections of Aspen House underway, the tower is wrapped up ready to vanish from the Swindon skyline.

Mid-Summer Tower of Strength

Supermarket Slope

The new Morrisons store in Swindon's Regent Circus has a roof more like a ski slope.

The Secret Swindon Tunnels

Just below the centre of Swindon is a network of long forgotten tunnels, but do you know where?

Long Shop Light

Some of the newest photos from the work on the Long Shop at Swindon's Outlet Centre. The sunny conditions gave the building a real airy feel, especially on the newly created mezzanine. 

Behind the Hoardings at Regent Circus

A taste of the views and scenes behind the hoardings at Swindon's Regent Circus development on the old Swindon College site.

The cinema building.

Back towards the Town Hall.

Towards Prospect Hill.

Aspen House, the Town Hall, Central Library, Wyvern Theatre, New Falcon House and the Whalebridge Car Park.

The view out from the supermarket building.

The huge supermarket roof supported in the centre by just two columns creating a vast and clear floor space.

David Murray John

A well-designed landmark building has a surface appearance that changes depending on the weather and time of day.

In Swindon, that's the much unappreciated David Murray John building.