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Fleming Way, Swindon, Wiltshire



Fleming Way is in the centre of Swindon and was named after one of Swindon's greatest football players Harold John Fleming.  It follows the route of the former Wilts and Berks Canal and starts at the junction with Milford Street and goes along to the Magic Roundabout which is in front of the County Ground football stadium where Harold played.

We only have photographs of approximately one third/a half of the length of the road, starting at the junction with Milford Street and going to just past Kimmerfields (initially named Union Square).  The area of Kimmerfields has been redeveloped over the last few years to be unrecogniseable from the past Whale Bridge Roundabout, police station, and car showroom - all demolished to make way for a health centre, car park, accommodation and hotel.  In view from the area is a mural by Ken White showing how the area looked when the Canal came through it - including the hump back bridge which gave it the name Whalebridge.

Fleming Way
Fleming Way
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Postcard of Harold Fleming (dated 19th February 1910), who this road is named after
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Photo Date: 19th February 1910
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Blue Plaque to Harold Fleming
On the house where he lived when he played for Swindon Town
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Photo Date: September 2019
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One end of Fleming Way, where it meets Milford Street
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Photo Date: May 2013
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Glancing to the left at the Tri Centre and towards Milford Street
More photographs of the Tri Centre
At this address:
Hambro Life Assurance    [Source]
Allied Hambro    [Source]
Allied Dunbar    [Source]
Zurich    [Source]
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Photo Date: February 2019
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Photo Date: May 2013
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Looking to the right at Alexander House, now re-named The Lock
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Photo Date: May 2015
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Notice the building work ongoing at The Lock
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Photo Date: February 2019
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This part of Fleming Way has many bus stops
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Photo Date: February 2019
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Next to The Lock is
The Parade car park
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Photo Date: May 2015
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The white structure is a canopy over steps up to the car park
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Photo Date: May 2015
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Photo Date: September 2019
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Photo Date: May 2013
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More bus stops - the stops for the town centre shops
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Photo Date: February 2019
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View back from on top of the Debenhams building
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Photo Date: May 2011
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The Travel Shop
for bus and coach tickets
More photographs
At this address:
Thamesdown Transport    [Source: Photograph 08094]
Swindon's Bus Company    [Source: This photo]
Photo No: 09286     Size: 885k
Photo Date: September 2019
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9 Fleming Way
More photographs
At this address:
Le Cafe Parisien    [Source: Photograph 09279]
Greggs    [Source: Photograph 01999]
Swindon Womens Aid    [Source: This photo]
Photo No: 09287     Size: 1331k
Photo Date: September 2019
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A subway under Fleming Way
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Photo Date: July 2012
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Photo Date: November 2014
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Photo Date: December 2018
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7 Fleming Way
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At this address:
Cornish Bakehouse    [Source: This photo]
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Steps up to Debenhams and slope down to The Parade
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The other side of Fleming Way
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Slope down to the subway
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Falcon House on top of the
Debenhams building
Photos of Falcon House
Photos of Debenhams
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Photo Date: May 2013
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Moving further along
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Photo Date: September 2016
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An hotel at the corner with Islington Street
More photographs
At this address:
Wiltshire Hotel    [Source: Photograph 08525]
Thistle Hotel    [Source]
Menzies Swindon Hotel    [Source: Photograph 03068]
The Havana Bar Cafe    [Source: Photograph 08521]
Thistle Express    [Source: Photograph 08524]
Photo No: 03068     Size: 1270k
Photo Date: May 2013
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Looking back
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Looking along Islington Street - Fleming Way car park
is on the right
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The walk-in health centre
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Photo Date: August 2017
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View from the juction back along Fleming Way
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Photo Date: September 2015
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Development notice for Kimmerfields
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The Kimmerfields building
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Photo Date: May 2014
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Junction with Princes Street
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The new layout at the Kimmerfields junction (originally named Union Square)
The hotel is Jurys Inn
More photographs of hotel
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Photo Date: May 2014
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Where Corporation Street now joins
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Photo Date: June 2012
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View of the Kimmerfields junction
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Photo Date: March 2013
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Mural by Ken White of the Golden Lion Bridge and canal that ran here
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Photo Date: June 2012
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Previously this was the Whale Bridge roundabout
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Photo Date: May 2011
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Closer view of the roundabout during it's deconstruction
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Photo Date: May 2011
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From the other side of the roundabout
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Photo Date: Novemeber 2006
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An even older view from a little further away from roundabout, showing the police station and Walker Jackson & Co. Ltd (where the hotel now stands)
Photograph used with kind permission of Carter Collectables.
See website:  www.cartercollectables.co.uk
See this photograph on  Flickr
Photo No: 08525     Size: 177k
Photo Date: August 1984
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Our only photograph of the next phase of Fleming Way - about the same distance again further along is the Magic Roundabout and the County Ground
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Photo Date: May 2013

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