Tag:Swindon

Coate Water – Then and Now

Pretty much every year, usually around July 4th, I head with my family back to the home country. As my children grow, each trip gets a little easier, the luggage a little less bulky. On the first full day in England, my wife set off to visit with a friend in London. Having waved her off on the train, my father and his wife took myself and my kids to Coate Water in Swindon. After a game of crazy golf, […]

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Wood Street, 1967

I’ve spent some more time looking at my mother’s slides and uncovered this gem from 1967. It shows Wood Street in Swindon, Wiltshire. Taken at 4:10 pm, on a rainy afternoon I’m trying to imagine the camera that was used as this is the only one set I’ve uncovered so far taken on regular 35mm film. This series of 14 images were taken on Agfacolor film. Most of the 14 images appear under-exposed and all now have a strong magenta […]

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