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Local Lives

Keepmg an eye on the land Claire King from Westlea is one of a team who cares for the nations aerial photographs
1 have lived in Swindon for the last for the last two and a half. Before tion is for the identification of ar-
four years, and have worked here that I worked for the Museum of chaeological sites. We have pic-
London, and commuted to London tures of crop mark and earthworks
every day. I was glad to leave that that show the position of remains
The Link Classifieds behind! which otherwise would be hardly
Lineage costs 20p per word For the last three years I have been visible. One of our nicest jobs is
Cash with advert to The Link, working in the National Library of helping people from all over the
13 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Air Photographs, which is part of country who are interested in the
Cheques made out to West the Royal Commission on the His- history and archaeology of their
Swindon Publications please toric Monuments of England home areas. As I trained as an ar-
(RQ-IME). The library has nearly chaeologist, the work is fascinating
For Hire - Santa Claus Suit.
four million photographs of Eng- and every picture holds anew story.
Deposit £10. Charge £4 per
hour. Tel: 874252 land, split into two collections When I'm not at work, I like to
The earliest that we have is of keep fit and active. I train in karate
Mothers Help wanted in Shaw. Stonehenge, from the early 1900s three times a week, and also use the
3 days/week. Must be registered and was taken from balloon! Most health suite at the Link Centre. Ka-
childminder of NNEB.
of our photography is fairly old rate is great fun, and my only regret
Tel: 872074 (1940s to the 1960s), but we have is that too many women are put off
Wanted to rent - Garage in Village more recent photographs of many by the 'Macho' image that many
Inn area of Shaw. Will pay monthly. of the historical and architectural Claire and a photo of Swindon's rail clubs have. At present I'm the only
Call John, 870804 beauties that this country possesses. works site in the day s of the railways woman in our club.
Almost the whole of England was on them, people rowing on the Ser- In early Decemberl am going to a
Clothing Alterations & Repairs photographed by the RAF in 1946 pentine in Hyde Park (they look like National Competition inNorthamp-
Tel: 872096 and 1947, and these along with all water beetles, because of the height ton. Hopefully I'll add to the two
Mrs White, Freshbrook the other photographs that we hold of the plane), there's a great deal to second and two thirds that I already
are of use to all sorts of people. We see. have from sparring in three other
have helped with boundary dis- Photographs of Swindon show it competitions in the last year!
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putes, helped people find the line of before the redevelopment of the As a relative newcomer to Swin-
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For a friendly, and even found photographs of Mannington roundabout being lenging town, with friendly people.
helpful towns that people were evacuated built. We also have more recent I hope that others coming here will
service, call to in the war. There are all sorts of photographs of the Magic Rounda- enjoy it as much as I have.
J. Martin uses. Photographs show what was bout. One of our colleagues in Eu- If you would like to contact the
Tel: 694930 inaplaceat the time it was taken, As rope didn't believe our description, library to find out more about our
1 Alnwick, Toothill a result we have photographs of so we sent him a copy! photographs, the telephone number
World War II airfields with planes One of the main uses of the collec- is Swindon 414100.

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