Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr
Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr is a memorial in Swindon, England. Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr is situated nearby to the church Pilgrim Centre, as well as near the theater building Wyvern Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wyvern Theatre and Museum of Computing.
Wyvern Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wyvern Theatre is a 635-seat indoor auditorium in Swindon, England, opened in September 1971. It is owned by Swindon Borough Council and operated by Trafalgar Entertainment.
Museum of Computing
Museum
Photo: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing, and opened in February 2003. Museum of Computing is situated 340 feet southeast of Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr.
Swindon Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swindon Town Hall is a former municipal building in Swindon, England which was built in 1891 to be a centrepiece of New Swindon. It is currently used by Swindon Dance, a national dance agency. It is a Grade II listed building. Swindon Town Hall is situated 390 feet south of Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Okus.
Swindon
Photo: Fanvonangelie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Okus
Suburb
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okus is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is south of the town centre and is home to the Commonweal School, a secondary school with academy status.
Rodbourne
Suburb
Rodbourne is a suburb of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, north of the town centre and about 0.9 miles northwest of Swindon railway station. It includes an area formerly called Even Swindon.
Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “605 Squadron. Wing Commander ‘John’ Starr DFC and bar, 1917‒1945, born here”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.55959° or 51° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.78227° or 1° 46′ 56″ westInception
September 8th, 2016Operator
Swindon HeritageOpen location code
9C3WH659+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 14006428493OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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