Remembrance: Care and Compassion in time of conflict: In November 1943, Swindon Corporation purchased Lydiard Park estate for the people of the town to provide a place of leisure, heritage, and education. As The Friends of Lydiard Park reveal, one of the estate's first roles under new ownership was far removed from its original purpose (journal article)

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Summary: Remembrance: Care and Compassion in time of conflict: In November 1943, Swindon Corporation purchased Lydiard Park estate for the people of the town to provide a place of leisure, heritage, and education. As The Friends of Lydiard Park reveal, one of the estate's first roles under new ownership was far removed from its original purpose/Wiltshire Life/November 2023

Content summary: journal article about German war graves at Lydiard Park, Swindon

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