Archive for the ‘Barnfield Close’ Category

added when the Great Western Way was constructed, circa 1990.

ID Number – 455.27b

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Subject - Sewage Farm Cottages

Date – 2005

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 5

Street – Barnfield Close

Location – Front Garden

Additional Info – This was the original back garden of the cottages. The road is Barnfield Close and the gates in the back ground are to the disused Barnfield allotments.

ID Number – 455.27a

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Subject - Sewage Farm Cottages

Date – 2005

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 5

Street – Barnfield Close

Location – Back Garden

Additional Info – This was the original front garden of the cottages. Even Swindon Junior School roof can be seen on the right and Mannington Park estate on the left.

ID Number – 455.27

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Subject – Sewage Farm Cottages

Date – 2005

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Barnfield Close

Location – Back Gardens

Additional Info – This view shows the original front elevation of the cottages which were built by the Swindon New Town Local Board when they purchased Even Swindon Farm in 1871 to convert it into the Local Board Sewage Farm.

ID Number – 455.26

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Subject – Sewage Farm Cottages

Date – 2005

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Barnfield Close

Location – Barnfield Close

Additional Info – These cottages were built for the workers on the Local Board Sewage Farm. This was previously Even Swindon Farm before being purchased by the New Swindon Local Board in 1871. A strange fact is that the elevation of the cottages shown was originally the back. When Barnfield close was built then the front entrances were made to the rear elevation.  Note:- The above information given about the orientation of the cottages was incorrect.  See comment from Jo Smedley below.