Swindon Mechanics’ Institute
Swindon Mechanics' Institute is a Grade II* listed building in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is located in the railway village area, which is today part of a conservation area. The Swindon Mechanics' Institute served workers from the Swindon Railway Works.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Mika38240, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: education and theater building in Swindon, England
- Also known as: “Mechanics‘ Institute”, “Swindon Mechanics‘ Institute”, and “The Mechanics Institute”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and Health Hydro.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum
Photo: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0.
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The 6,500-square-metre museum opened in 2000. Museum of the Great Western Railway is situated 890 feet northwest of Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.
Health Hydro
Health club
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Health Hydro is a Grade II* Listed building in Milton Road, Swindon, in the United Kingdom. During its lifetime it has housed large and small swimming pools, a dispensary, medical facilities, wash baths and Victorian Turkish baths. Health Hydro is situated 540 feet south of Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.
St Mark’s Church, Swindon
Church
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mark's Church in central Swindon, Wiltshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. St Mark’s Church, Swindon is situated 810 feet west of Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Rodbourne.
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.
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.
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.
Swindon Mechanics’ Institute
- Categories: theater building, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56186° or 51° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.79121° or 1° 47′ 28″ westInception
1855Open location code
9C3WH665+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 143436966OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7658441
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Swindon Mechanics’ Institute” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “معهد ميكانيكا سويندون”
- Welsh: “Sefydliad Mecaneg Swindon”
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