HERE is our latest selection from the archive of Swindon pub images gathered by Mike Dolman in the mid-1980s.

Mr Dolman, 60, a retired civil servant who lives in Rodbourne Cheney, bought a Canon AE1 SLR camera from a former colleague.

He decided to sharpen his photography skills by touring the Swindon area and beyond, and eventually his collection extended to dozens of pictures.

If you have memories of these pubs you'd like to share email Barrie Hudson at bhudson@swindonadvertiser.co.uk or call 01793 501821.

THE VICTORIA, SHRIVENHAM

WITH the white Cortina and silver Escort in the foreground, this image of The Victoria in Shrivenham could scarcely be more redolent of its era. The building would be used as a restaurant under another name many years later, but is now a private house.

THE GROVE, SWINDON

IN those days a Beefeater, now a Harvester, The Grove is still one of the most imposing buildings on Swindon’s Drove Road. There have been several cosmetic changes, but that of the dining annexe at the side has been the most radical.

THE EVEN SWINDON HOTEL

LATER to be known as The Famous Ale House and later still to become eight flats, The Even Swindon Hotel was for generations a community hub. It was not just a pub but the venue for occasions ranging from wedding celebrations to charity fun days. Although no longer a pub, the brick-built late Victorian structure is as handsome as ever.

THE ELM TREE, CHISELDON

NOW a private home, The Elm Tree survived almost to the end of the last decade. The inn was mentioned in the writings of Alfred Williams, Swindon’s 'Hammerman Poet,' who said it was named for a cluster of trees which once stood nearby. The species was all but wiped out by disease in the 1970s.

THE DOLPHIN

BUILT by Arkell’s to quench the thirst of those who toiled at the nearby Railway Works, The Dolphin Hotel in Rodbourne Road has been a popular local since the late 19th century. Designer Outlet customers now converge where locomotives were once built, and for many of them a visit to The Dolphin is a favourite part of the day.

THE GREYHOUND, SWINDON

ASIDE from some minor cosmetic changes, The Greyhound in Swindon’s Faringdon Road is externally much as it was when Mr Dolman took advantage of a break in traffic and captured this photograph.

THE FOX INN, HIGHWORTH

ARKELL’S bought The Fox Inn in 1862 and it operated until January of last year. The historic building is now private business premises.

THE GAMEKEEPER

STAND at the junction of Guildford Avenue and Windsor Road, where Mike Dolman stood to take this photograph some 30 years ago, and you’ll see Lawn Community Centre. Look more closely and you’ll see how parts of the old structure live on in the new. The old signpost also survives. The Gamekeeper closed as a pub in the late 1990s.

THE GLUE POT

THERE is no mistaking The Glue Pot which was as familiar a part of the Railway Village’s architectural and social landscape in the 1980s as it is now. The scene at the far end of Reading Street has changed considerably, though.