ID Number- 455.64

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Subject – Demolition of Garage

Date – 2006

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Redcliffe Street

Factory – Watkins Garage

ID Number – 453

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Subject - Clothes Rationing Book

Date – 1941

Donor – RogersStan

House No./Name – 29

Street – Jennings Street

War – 2nd World War

Additional Info – In 1941 Clothing Rationing was introduced into Great Britain as part of the War effort to conserve materials. Each family was issued with a Clothing Rationing Book and the example above of pages from Mrs E. Heame’s book of 29, Jennings Street shows the various stamps and coupons. Clothes rationing finally ended in 1949.

ID Number – 455.33

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Subject - Even Swindon Infants School

Date – 2005

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Hughes Street

School – Even Swindon Infants School

Location – Playground on North Side of Building

Additional Info – The original Infants school building can be seen on the right with the Junior school building on the left. When the new Junior School was built in 1997 at the end of Morrison Street the Infants pupils moved into the vacated classrooms of the old Junior School. After the extension to the new Junior School was completed in 2007 the school was renamed Even Swindon Primary School and the old buildings were vacated. To date in 2010 the buildings are being used by several voluntary organisations but it is feared that this will not be a permanent arrangement and fears have been expressed for the buildings as they are not listed.

ID Number – 455.54

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Subject – Even Swindon School “March of Time” -  The Future

Date – 1997

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Morrison Street

Location – Morrison Street/Hughes Street Junction

School – Even Swindon (ES)

ID Number – 455.113

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Subject - Curry Cottage & Goodheart Heating

Date – 2006

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 9 & 10

Street – Rodbourne Road

Location – Front Elevation

ID Number – 455.123

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Subject - Rons Stores

Date – 2006

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 196

Street – Rodbourne Road

Location – Front & Side Elevation

Additional Info – This was originally three separate shops, 195, 196 & 197. They have all now been combined into Rons Pet Stores. One of a dying breed of old fashioned hardware stores where you can get anything from bird seed, garden plants, light bulbs & loose nails & screws. This is only one of two stores now left in Swindon of this kind.

ID Number – 455.59a

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Subject - Martins Farm

Date – 2006

Donor – RogersStan

Farm – Martins Farm

Street – Redcliffe Street

Location – Farm Yard

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 – 455.94a

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Subject - Montague House

Date – 2009

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 2 & 3

Street – Fosse Close

Location – Front Elevation

Additional Info – This building was the subject of a planning dispute between the builders and Swindon Borough Council during 2008 ( see ID No 455.94). The dispute was finally resolved and the property completed & named Montague House in 2009.