2009

SU2381 : The Shepherd's Rest, Foxhill, Swindon

taken 15 years ago, near to Hinton Parva, Swindon, England

The Shepherd's Rest, Foxhill, Swindon
The Shepherd's Rest, Foxhill, Swindon
Yet another victim of the crisis in the licensed trade, this once extremely popular pub has closed and the freehold is on the market. Efforts had been made to keep the place going as may be seen from the updated identifier on the front elevation, which must have been changed in the last year Link The notice on the door states that anything of value has been removed from the premises. The weeds are starting to appear. My abiding personal memory of this pub dates from almost 40 years ago when, after a 12 hour shift working as a student in an abattoir, I would rejoin the land of the living over a few pints.

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This photo is linked from: Groupings: · Same view different time (& same view same day) Automatic Clusters: · Foxhill [20] · Shepherd's Rest [10] Other Photos: · The Shepherd's Rest, Fox Hill · The Burj, Foxhill, Swindon · The Burj ·
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SU2381, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Robert Marshall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 3 July, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 3 July, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 2309 8132 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.8193N 1:40.1120W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 2307 8133
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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