Submitted by David on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 11:38 Current condition Demolished / No longer exists Date closed / demolished 1 Feb 1962 Here's a view of Swindon Bookshop (bottom left) on Nathan Road, as it looked in Booth's time. Today it's back on Lock Road. Tags golden boy chapter 6 swindon bookshop Log in or register to post comments Photos that show this Place 1950s 1950s 1950s Comments Re: Swindon Books Hi there, According to their website they started up in 1918. No specific date was given, however. Best Regards, T Log in or register to post comments Location of Swindon book store Hello, the marker on the map gives the location of Swindon book store on the western side of Nathan Road. According to my images from 1980 it should be on the eastern side. Did the store move, or should we move the marker? Regards Klaus Log in or register to post comments Swindon Mr & Mrs Rupert Li ran Swindon as well as the Book Centre since the 50s as far as I know. Log in or register to post comments re: Location of Swindon book store Hi Klaus, This is an earlier location of the store, so it's not the Place to add to your 1980 photos. I recommend you use the Mirador Mansion Place instead. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments Swindon book shop Hi David, I believe your right, so I change the place. Regards Klaus Log in or register to post comments history A bit of history from newspapers. On 1962-2-1, swindon moved from 25 Nathan road (star hotel) to 64 Nathan road (Mirador). 1962-2-1 swindon move from 25 to 64 nathan rd (mirador) b.png, by simtang ================================= The lock road branch opened on 1964-7-18 1964-7-18 swindon opens at lock rd.png, by simtang ================================== It closed down lock rd branch on 2020-07-31 https://www.hk01.com/18%E5%8D%80%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/504383/%E7%99%BE%E5%… ================================ Log in or register to post comments Updates I've nudged the marker north to the correct location on the site of today's Prestige Tower, and added the closure date from simtang. Log in or register to post comments
Re: Swindon Books Hi there, According to their website they started up in 1918. No specific date was given, however. Best Regards, T Log in or register to post comments
Location of Swindon book store Hello, the marker on the map gives the location of Swindon book store on the western side of Nathan Road. According to my images from 1980 it should be on the eastern side. Did the store move, or should we move the marker? Regards Klaus Log in or register to post comments
Swindon Mr & Mrs Rupert Li ran Swindon as well as the Book Centre since the 50s as far as I know. Log in or register to post comments
re: Location of Swindon book store Hi Klaus, This is an earlier location of the store, so it's not the Place to add to your 1980 photos. I recommend you use the Mirador Mansion Place instead. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments
Swindon book shop Hi David, I believe your right, so I change the place. Regards Klaus Log in or register to post comments
history A bit of history from newspapers. On 1962-2-1, swindon moved from 25 Nathan road (star hotel) to 64 Nathan road (Mirador). 1962-2-1 swindon move from 25 to 64 nathan rd (mirador) b.png, by simtang ================================= The lock road branch opened on 1964-7-18 1964-7-18 swindon opens at lock rd.png, by simtang ================================== It closed down lock rd branch on 2020-07-31 https://www.hk01.com/18%E5%8D%80%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/504383/%E7%99%BE%E5%… ================================ Log in or register to post comments
Updates I've nudged the marker north to the correct location on the site of today's Prestige Tower, and added the closure date from simtang. Log in or register to post comments
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Re: Swindon Books
Hi there,
According to their website they started up in 1918. No specific date was given, however.
Best Regards,
T
Location of Swindon book store
Hello, the marker on the map gives the location of Swindon book store on the western side of Nathan Road. According to my images from 1980 it should be on the eastern side. Did the store move, or should we move the marker? Regards Klaus
Swindon
Mr & Mrs Rupert Li ran Swindon as well as the Book Centre since the 50s as far as I know.
re: Location of Swindon book store
Hi Klaus,
This is an earlier location of the store, so it's not the Place to add to your 1980 photos. I recommend you use the Mirador Mansion Place instead.
Regards, David
Swindon book shop
Hi David,
I believe your right, so I change the place.
Regards Klaus
history
A bit of history from newspapers.
On 1962-2-1, swindon moved from 25 Nathan road (star hotel) to 64 Nathan road (Mirador).
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The lock road branch opened on 1964-7-18
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It closed down lock rd branch on 2020-07-31
https://www.hk01.com/18%E5%8D%80%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/504383/%E7%99%BE%E5%…
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Updates
I've nudged the marker north to the correct location on the site of today's Prestige Tower, and added the closure date from simtang.