Page 15 - link magazine

1 5

Tuesday 1st Jarwuary
11am - 4prn

CHESTNUTS
AND WINE
THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON
Tadpole Lane l`
(approx. 3 miles
NW of Swindon
January on the B4553
on
west of the me (i
A419)

Friends Y

Partners f
FOR NEW RELATIONSHIPS
Now under new management
in Swindon
The local Introduction Agency
that cares about people.
A range of services at
sensible prices
Call (01793) 871342 for
free brochure
or email:
Swindon Works: Past & Present Designer Outlet, and there will be For more information on STEAM, enquiries@friends-and-partners.co.uk
a new exhibition of fascinating his- photographs of buildings and views call 466646 or go to www.steam-
toric photographs of the Swindon long gone. museum.org.uk.
Works goes on display at STEAM "A Swindon railway worker of a
- Museum of the Great Western century ago would hardly recog- Join Noddy, his best friend Big Ears,
Railway from 19 January. nise the place today," said Tim
Images from the past and pic- Bryan, Curator of STEAM. "Even and a cast of friendly characters in
tures taken today from a similar though many original buildings his all new show for 2 to 6 year olds
viewpoint or perspective will show survive, they are now used for dra-
the changes which have occurred matically different purposes—from Friday 18th January, 1.30pm & 4.30pm
over the last 150 years. a shopping centre to a museum." Saturday 19th January, 10.30am. 1.30pm & 4.30pm
The exhibition will concentrate Admission to this special exhibi- Sunday 20th January, 11.30am & 2.30pm
on the buildings and areas of the tion will be free and will be open
Tickets: £8.50
site which survive, STEAM, the daily, Monday to Saturday, 10am
National Monuments Record Cen- to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 5pm.
PRESENTS
tre and the largest complex that Normal admission charges will
now remains — the Great Western apply for the STEAM displays.
The death of the broad gauge
The image above was taken in 1892 from next to the Bristol to London
main line, close to what is now Penzance Drive.
In the distance is the Boiler Shop of Swindon Works. To the left, the
first houses in Radcliffe Street can be seen behind the high brick wall
which surrounds the works.
Dominating the picture are the lines of broad gauge locomotives
waiting to be scrapped after the track guage on Brunel's Great Western
Railway was abolished to be replaced by Stephenson's standard gauge
of today. The GWR had to buy the extra land west of Rodbourne Road,
shown here, to store them. tt ¢asifY o ^ndad
y
ta aya sta aW.^
Below, todays use for the Boiler Shop
Britain's naughtiest comedian
Monday 21st January to
Thursday 24th January,

WYVERN THEATRE
THEATRE SQUARE, SWINDON svnnnon
BOX OFFICE: (01793) 524481 CLE.ARCHANNEL