Former Railway Museum, Swindon

This building was built as a lodging house in 1849-1852 for Great Western Railway (GWR) company as part of their model workers village/community. It was converted in to family hostel 1861, and to a Weslyan Chapel 1869. In 1960 is was again converted, this time as a railway museum

Location

Swindon Swindon

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

hostel chapel museum railway GWR social welfare planned Victorian (1837 - 1901)