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Frances Bevan Autumn 2013

'Old Town's tunnel that never was' [439kb]

Frances Bevan Autumn 2013

The Times

'A large and influential meeting' [604kb]

The Times 2/12/1872

The Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway

'The Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway' [101kb]

Swindon Advertiser 2/8/1875

The Beginning and The End

'The New Railway Commencement of the Works'
& 'The Footpath at the Bottom of Bellevue' [338kb]

Swindon Advertiser 18/10/1875 & 11/11/1876

Erosion Threat

'Erosion Threat' [19kb]

Evening Advertiser 21/10/1952 (Reprinted 21/10/2002)

Hunt Street Will Go

'Hunt Street Will Go' [64kb]

30/6/1954

A Clay-pit that became park

'A Clay-pit that became park' [97kb]

15/2/1965

Old Tunnels

'Old Tunnels' [46kb]

8/8/1969

Tunnel for Old Town

'Tunnel for Old Town' [443kb]

7/5/1975

Remember the Fate of 1874 Tunnel

'Remember the Fate of 1874 Tunnel' [262kb]

15/5/1975

The day they gave up the tunnel through Swindon hill

'The day they gave up the tunnel through Swindon hill' [376kb]

1/5/1981

Impudent little railway that tried to dig its way into town

'Impudent little railway that tried to dig its way into town' [502kb]

14/5/1981

Oops! Our Slip is Showing

'Oops! Our Slip is Showing' [71kb]

14/5/1982

The Tunnel That They Couldn't Dig

'The Tunnel That They Couldn't Dig' [102kb]

20/5/1982

Slip Costs Soar

'Slip Costs Soar' [41kb]

26/10/1982

Slipping into history books

'Slipping into history books' [513kb]

28/1/1983

Massive Bil For Landslip

'Massive Bil For Landslip' [321kb]

21/4/1983

Victorian Legacy

'Victorian Legacy' [42kb]

28/4/1983

Landslip fears grow after road is closed

'Landslip Fears Grow After Road is Closed' [226kb]

03/5/1983

Swindon Slips With The Water

'Swindon Slips With The Water' [137kb]

05/5/1983

Bid to dry out land slip area

'Bid to dry out land slip area' [110kb]

26/7/1983

Irate residents in despair over landslip danger

'Irate residents in despair over landslip danger' [570kb]

29/12/1983

Hush hush over work on landslip

'Hush hush over work on landslip' [77kb]

10/4/1984

Huge Bill For Landslip

'Huge Bill For Landslip' [107kb]

13/4/1984

Landslip Victims Help

'Landslip Victims Help' [78kb]

08/9/1984

Council Acts on Landslide Risk

'Council Acts on Landslide risk' [64kb]

08/9/1984

Downhill Task

'Downhill Task' [53kb]

13/5/1985

Swindon's Other Railway

'Swindon's Other Railway'

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