Swindon’s first council estate – The Addison Act and the building of Pinehurst

Pinehurst was Swindon’s first council housing estate. Building started under the 1919 Housing and Planning Act introduced by Liberal … More

The centenary of the “Addison Act”

“The money we propose to spend on housing is an insurance against Bolshevism and revolution” Introduction The year 2019 marks … More

80 years ago, in the 1929 General Election, for the first time a Labour MP was elected in Swindon. Who … More

An Alfred Williams Heritage Society is being launched in Swindon on December 8th at 7.00 p.m. In Swindon Central Library. … More