Lord Bolingbroke and the Swindon Hooter by Sarah Finch-Crisp, c1990
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A booklet describing the long- running dispute between Henry St.John 5th Viscount Bolingbroke and the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon over their sounding of a morning alarm - the Hooter - that provided a wake up call to factory workers all over the town.
The article includes satirical poems and songs written by local men who were outraged at the Hooter being temporarily silenced by the company.
'Will any doctor or physician come forward and say
That the health of this gentleman is going to decay
Through the sound of a trumpet vibrating the air?
No, not one on his account will come, I declare. '
- Year:
- c. 1990
- Creator:
- Sarah Finch-Crisp for Thamesdown Borough Council
- Type:
- Research Paper
- Copyright:
- Swindon Borough Council
- Credit:
- Friends of Lydiard Park
- Last updated on:
- Monday 15th July 2024
