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Swindon Bookshop on Nathan Road (second location) [1962-????]

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-02-21 00:42
Date Place completed: 
1962-02-01

Swindon Bookshop was located inside Mirador Mansion. Emporis gives as end of construction 1958, Swindon opened its bookstore on the 1 February 1962 (see here).

Previously located on the opposite side of Nathan Road at no.25 (in the Airlie / Chardhaven / Baron's Court / ??? / Star Hotel [????-????]). 

[Update 2022-02-25]

The hotel was demolished likely in 1962,  and replaced by Prestige Tower and Alpha House which opened in 1963/64. The bookshop closed on the 1 February 1962.

 

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(Former) Swindon Bookstore on Lock Road, November 2020

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2021-10-11 21:40
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2020

From Google Streetview of November 2020..

Swindon Bookstore closed 31 July. 2020

1972 TST Lock road

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2020-01-29 01:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
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Lock Road, Kowloon

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2019-04-12 03:09

Swindon's in the back on the left.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
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Lock Road, 1973

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2019-03-20 22:30

Hidden on the very left side is Red Lips Bar. A bit behind Swindon Bookshop, and near the junction with Haiphong Road is a bar named "Old Red Lion Inn".

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973
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Swindon Bookshop on Lock Road [1964-2020]

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2019-03-20 22:21
Date Place completed: 
1964-07-18
Date Place demolished: 
2020-07-31

Located at 13-15 Lock Road, TST in Anson House (date of first occupation 09/12/1963).

Update 2022-02-25

Swindon opened this store on the 18 July 1964 (source). So they had two stores, one on Nathan Road, and the other on Lock Road.

The bookstore closed 31 July, 2020.

Swindon bookstore operates online only.

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1972 TST Nathan Rd

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2017-08-31 21:41

Another one with Swindon's Bookshop.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
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Nathan Road
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1967 TST Nathan Rd

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2017-08-29 20:08

Reading from the street sign, this should be the junction of Middle and Nathan Roads. Swindon book shop is on the right. It seems to be very close, for me it should a a few blocks further north. The Swindon sign looks a bit different to the one from 1966: same outline, but different colour.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
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swindon bookshop

1980 Nathan Road(1)

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2015-02-23 00:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Mirador Mansion [1959- ]

View along Nathan Road in August 1980. I do not remember the exact location, most likely somewhere between Haiphong and Mody Road looking in southerly direction. About 10m from the photographer is a pedrestrian subway - maybe this helps for finding correct location.

1980 Nathan Road(2)

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2015-02-23 00:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Mirador Mansion [1959- ]

View along Nathan Road in August 1980. I do not remember the exact location, quite near to the other 1980's image, but now looking in northerly direction. The "Parker" sign is on both images.

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