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1915 AD |
Life in a Railway Factory, a condemnation of factory life is published by South Marston poet Alfred Williams, who worked at the Swindon Works for 22 years |
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Box
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1915 AD |
Ridge Quarry was temporarily converted into an arsenal for the duration of World War One |
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Broughton Gifford
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1915 AD |
The last Court Leet decides, at The Bell, the fate of the common. |
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Calne
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1915 AD |
The Palace Cinema opens in Mill Street |
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Chippenham
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1915 AD |
Last cloth factory destroyed by fire |
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Pewsey
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1915 AD |
Workhouse used by Wiltshire County Council to house mental defectives |
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Westbury
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1915 AD |
GWR locomotive depot opened |
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Wilton
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1915 AD |
A severe flood in the town, which is prone to flooding, gives the impetus for an extensive flood relief programme |
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Wootton Bassett
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1915 AD |
Wiltshire United Dairies Ltd acquires the Dairy Supply Company |
