More information on Swindon Gallery
Swindon has some interesting, ground breaking buildings, like the new
environment friendly National Trust headquarters at Churchward. It has some
truely awful boxes like the Western Gate development at Hillmead. There are
some fascinating features such as the bandstand in Old Town, as well as
grubby corners like the line up of dumpsters on show at Fleet Street.
The Swindon Civic Trust in
association with Swindon Link Magazine is setting
out to create a visual record to the town - the good, the bad, the
memorable, the forgettable. And we want your help to look at the town in a
different way. We need you to get out there with your digital and phone
cameras to record the best and the worst of Swindon and everything in
between - from whole buildings to the fine detail to be found on them, from
every angle.
So, here's your chance get out there and focus on Swindon like you've never done before.
Civic Trust chairman John Monniott says, "There are a lot of buildings and places in Swindon
which are interesting, beautiful or important in some way. Unfortunately, there are also poor
quality developments and neglected buildings.
In the end, we largely get the town we deserve but it's difficult for people to think about
and discuss what they really like and value in Swindon. I hope this site will help that debate.
So please upload your images and comments.".
The site is not only about buildings. We also want to feature festivals and
community events.
Swindon Link is contributing around 400 images from the archives. Publisher
Roger Ogle says, "I've been taking pictures for over 20 years, mainly of
people and groups, and also recording buildings and events. I've barely
scratched the surface; there are dozens of photographers around Swindon who
can contribute to this project".
We also want to recruit the massive number of people who have bought
digital cameras over the last few years. And with the quality of images
captured on mobile phones improving every few months, this is a fantastic
opportunity to exploit your talent and the potential of the kit you've
bought.
So, here's your chance get out there and focus on Swindon like you've never
done before.
To view the gallery, use the link Swindon Gallery
to the top left of the page or click below.
How to upload images or comments.
You will need to register
as a member to upload images or comments. Please take the time to add in keywords and a description. We reserve the right to remove photos that are not Swindon
related or which lack adequate keywords or description or are inappropriate.
We are using a Creative Commons Licence which allows non-commercial re-use
of the images. So if you are not happy to share your photos under the terms of this licence do not upload you images. We have enabled the
watermarking facility so please feel free to add you own watermark to any photo you upload.
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