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Dist:0.3km<br/>The parish of Stratton St Margaret is a large parish containing cottages much older than these Victorian examples and large industrial plants such as the BMW MINI body plant. If you turn through just over 90 degrees from the viewpoint in this image you will see this... http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/465579
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.3km<br/>Here since 1751 (in its present form since 1934). A well maintained building. Just visible between the trees on the left is the BMW MINI body plant.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The plaque above the door shows its 1930s origins in the typography.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This footbridge is one of four bridges over the line within one kilometre. The train is Paddington-bound on the 'up' line. NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>A road sign giving directions to parts of Swindon
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The BMW MINI plant started life in the 1950s as a car body pressing plant called somewhat prosaically Pressed Steel. It supplied body panels to BMC (Austin, Morris and MG) then became part of British Leyland before ending up as MG Rover. This group was bought by BMW in 1994 before they threw in the towel and sold it for pennies in 2000. BMW however retained the MINI, which they build in Cowley, and this plant, which now supplies the body panels for it.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>I presume "etc..." is the name of a company!
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Dist:0.6km<br/>The North boilerhouse is one of two at this plant, which produces panels for the main MINI assembly plant at Cowley, Oxford.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.6km<br/>Another large retail outlet. The previous occupier of the site was a large but ultimately not very successful DIY store. Before that the site was a bacon factory which shut down in the 1970s.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.6km<br/>The Io Centre is a commercial estate home to various trade and consumer enterprises such as tool hire, tyre fitting, automotive repairs and computer sales and repair. It is a fairly recent development built on the site of a company called Deloro Stellite, manufacturers of hard-wearing metals for applications in industries including aerospace, oil and gas, automotive, power generation and steel. The company still has a manufacturing presence in Swindon. It has other factories in Indiana and Shanghai.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.7km<br/>McDonald's is a popular fast food outlet with a world-wide network of branches. This one is about 15 years old and does a brisk business. It is one of two drive-thrus in Swindon. There is also a town centre store. I have recently obtained an image of the Cirencester McDonalds which can be viewed here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/608964
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.7km<br/>The retail park is in two parts, north and south. This is the northern section which is all retail. The southern part includes some retail outlets but is predominantly leisure oriented with a multiscreen cinema, a bingo hall and several restaurants. Visible in this image are McDonald's Drive-Thru, Next clothes retailer, JJB sportswear shop and Brantano shoe store. The area was previously an industrial area.
©Brian Robert Marshall
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