Central Community Centre, Taunton Street, Swindon

Set between two cottages of the Railway Village, the Central Community Centre was built in 1862 as an armoury and drill hall for local volunteers. In 1871-2 it was converted into an accident hospital for the Medical Fund Society, to which employees workers at the nearby Great Western Railway Works subscribed. It remained in use as a hospital until 1960, becoming a community centre in the 1970s.

Historic England Archive DP263258