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GODDARD MEWS High Street, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 3EG Tel: 0845 0264 169 GODDARD MEWS High Street, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 3EG Tel: 0845 0264 169 www.taylorwimpey.co.uk by General: At the time of going to print we endeavoured to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this brochure, however in our efforts to develop and improve designs, we reserve the right to alter floor plans, elevations and specifications without notice. by The Site Plan: This was drawn before building started on site. Boundaries and layouts can change during development, so please check details with the Homes Consultant at reservation. The deed plan will be sent directly to your solicitors and should be inspected by you when you visit. Photographs: The brochures contain photographs of existing Bryant homes on other developments. Elevations: Building materials and elevations may vary from plot to plot, and surrounding areas may differ from that shown. Computer generated images depict typical housetypes, but please check all details relating to your plot with the Homes Consultant at the time of reservation. Dimensions: Floor plans show approximate dimensions for each room, typical of its type. Specific plot dimensions may vary within NHBC guidelines, because each one is built individually and the precise internal finishes may not always be the same. Specifications: These are indicative and applicable to this development. Please check the specification relating to your individual plot with the Homes Consultant at the time of reservation. “MID PLEASURES AND PALACES THOUGH WE MAY ROAM, A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY... A SELECT PORTFOLIO OF 41 HIGH-QUALITY BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.” HOMES, INCLUDING DETACHED AND SEMI-DETACHED HOMES, TERRACED John Howard Payne HOUSES AND APARTMENTS, WORTHY OF THE GODDARD TRADITION. Welcome home... Imagine a place where... you can enjoy the perfect blend What makes Goddard Mews such a unique opportunity of old and new. A residence within this historic town centre, is that these are spacious, stylish homes with all the with a proud heritage stretching back to Roman times, comforts you’d expect from top quality residences, fitted but with all the advantages of spacious, modern living. out to the highest modern standards. Most important, in keeping with the spirit of Old Town, this is not a brash Goddard Mews, in the heart of Swindon’s Old Town, new development, but represents a sensitive upgrading brings you all this, and more. of an area that includes the historic Goddard Arms hotel. It’s an area that offers tranquil parks, inherited by the Move here, and not only will you share an address with town as a legacy from those manorial days. But a quick one of the most well-known landmarks in Old Town, but jog away, you’ll run into high-energy leisure and sports you will be just a stroll away from The Lawn. The former centres – vibrant with activities like aerobics, squash, estate of the Goddard family, now a 50 acre park with rugby, cricket and football. lakes, panoramic views of Swindon and the Marlborough Downs, and the ruins of Holy Rood Church, Swindon’s Small curiosity shops where you can browse among oldest remaining building and its original parish church. antiques, books, art and furnishings. But at the same time be in easy reach of bustling arcades, packed with the So what’s in a name? When it comes to the Goddard family, latest big brands, designer labels and high street names. plenty. A Swindon family since before the 15th Century, Thomas Goddard of Upham acquired the estate in 1563, To find such a convenient town-centre base would normally with the family remaining Lords of the Manor of Swindon involve a compromise. On space, on amenities, or both. until 1927. Rebuilt around 1770, the Lawn Manor House But not here. was occupied by them until 1931, and demolished in 1953. Today, elements of the walls and the entrance gateposts, the wood, lakes and sunken garden all survive and are open to the public. So yes, you’ll be living in an estate, but it’ll be in the traditional, and very best sense of the word. If this sounds like the manner (or manor) you like to live, you’re going to feel very much at home. Did you know... Thomas Goddard’s original purchase of the Swindon estate included 40 cottages, 2 water mills, 100 gardens, 100 orchards, 200 acres of meadows, 30 acres of woods and one dovecote. GODDARD MEWS - OLD TOWN, SWINDON. SET IN THE OLD HEART OF SWINDON, WITH ITS CURIOSITY SHOP CHARM, BUT CLOSE TO ALL THE MODERN AMENITIES OF NEW TOWN, WITH THE MARLBOROUGH DOWNS, The Location SAVERNAKE FOREST AND COTSWOLDS FURTHER AFIELD... OLD & NEW... SITTING PRETTY With the arrival of the Great Your home will be part of an exclusive residential mews Western Railway in 1840 a in between the Goddard Arms and The Lawns. On one whole new town was created. side you’ll share a frontage with this ivy-clad Grade 2 listed hotel, with restaurant and bar. On the other, lie ...BECOME ONE acres of historic parkland. Both are virtually on your Old and New Towns were doorstep, making this a unique location. finally linked in 1900, creating the borough of Swindon. OLD-FASHIONED CHARM You couldn’t wish for a more delightful neighbourhood in COUNTRY LIFE Old Town, with its rich and varied architecture, quiet Swindon might be an urban courtyards and alleyways, specialist shops, spacious centre, but two-thirds of the Lawn’s Woods and picturesque Town Gardens. borough is rural and within its boundaries are many delightful EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS towns and villages. The typically New Town is within easy reach when you need it. Want English country town of Highworth to widen your horizons? The parks and woodland areas is six miles to the north east. around the town are perfect for strolling, enjoying the Charming Swindon villages views and relaxing. Swindon’s location – north of the include Blunsdon, Chiseldon, majestic Marlborough Downs and south of the beautiful Wroughton, Bishopstone and Cotswolds – makes it ideal for walking and cycling, with South Marston. an abundance of places to explore. You’ll find Wiltshire has a great range of World Heritage Sites, historic houses and churches, all set in glorious countryside. THINGS TO DO IN SWINDON Marlborough Downs. No less than six horses Voted ‘Swindon’s favourite place’ in 2003, Coate were carved into the native Wiltshire chalk by Water is a great place for boating, fishing, mini our ancestors, with the oldest being the original golf, picnics, barbecues and walks, with its own White Horse at Uffington. paddling pool and miniature railway. Or take in the brooding monoliths of Avebury’s At Swindon you are ideally placed to explore Stone Circle, sentinels of the landscape since Banbury Castle Country Park with its unspoilt they were first set in place at least 4,000 years Did you know... Swindon is in easy reach of the Ridgeway, possibly countryside and spectacular views across the ago. The location too of Silbury Hill, the largest man-made mound in Europe. the oldest road in Europe, a pathway once used by Stone Age man before Britain was even an island! OPEN SPACES, & A LANDSCAPE STEEPED IN HISTORY. PARKS, GARDENS, WOODLANDS AND COUNTRY WALKS. STREETS OLD AND NEW. MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND CONCERTS. LANDMARKS FROM THE STONE AGE, TO The Heritage THE AGE OF STEAM. TIMEPIECE PARKLIFE Swindon’s public art includes History has been kind to Swindon. Not least in the superb the Jubilee Clock, Gorilla, variety of parks preserved for your enjoyment. Stanton Golden Lion and Wish Hounds. Park is a 185 acre nature reserve, consisting of pastures, meadows, lake and woodland, all a haven for wildlife of NATURAL TALENT every kind. The Richard Jefferies Museum at Coate celebrates one of our HOW’S THAT? most individual nature writers. Faringdon Road Park came about thanks to the Great Western Railway and their love of cricket. Purchased as MONUMENTAL a sports ground for railway workers it became a public The National Monuments Record park in 1925. For more stories from the days of the GWR, Centre holds the public archive of make tracks for the STEAM museum at the original English Heritage, with over 7 Railway Works. million photographs, drawings, architectural plans, surveys of ART & SCIENCE sites, landscapes and other In keeping with its origins, Old Town houses the Swindon documents. Open to the general Museum and Art Gallery. Together with displays from public, these records are all Swindon’s Jurassic age, its Roman occupation and more available for consultation, along recent history, it has one of the best collections of 20th with an excellent reference library. Century British art outside London. Also open, on selected weekends, is the Science Museum at Wroughton Airfield, where 18,000 of its larger objects are stored, plus the Science Museum Library with 26km of bookshelves, including original works by Galileo, Newton and Einstein. THINGS TO DO IN SWINDON The 260 acres of Lydiard House & Park provides Handily situated in Old Town, Broome Manor something for everyone with family barbecues, a Golf & Gym Complex offers a championship children’s play area, the Palladian house with museum standard 18-hole course, 9-hole course, driving and art gallery, restored 18th Century walled garden, range, gym and Fairways Bar and Restaurant. Or summer festivals and open-air theatre. keep active at nearby Croft Sports Centre, with everything from fitness classes and outdoor Plus... Planet Pursuits has paintball, quad biking pitches to squash courts and line dancing. and clay pigeons. Clearprop Microlights offers Did you know... Swindon’s best kept secret is the Town Gardens, flying lessons.
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