Fleet Street

A Memory of Swindon.

I was born in the flat above the shop to the left of this picture in 1953. This shop named A & L Hoyal was run by my grandfather, Albert Hoyal, and his brother Les Hoyal. Though the photo was taken in Faringdon Road, most of the photo is looking down Fleet Street, starting with my birthplace No1 Fleet Street. Sadly the shops to the left have all gone but most of the buildings to the right are still there today (2012).