... from different areas; hardly any workers came from Swindon. Year Population 1841 - 1851 2300 1861 4167 1871 7628 1881 15086 1891 27295 1901 44996 With the opening of the new Works, a whole new community grew up around the company's site. There was no tradition of heavy engineering in this part of North Wiltshire and the GWR was obliged to find labour form elsewhere, particularly in the case of skilled artisans, many of whom came to Swindon from other areas where railway engineering had already developed. This was also a typical aspect because many of the workers came from different areas, hardly any workers came from Swindon this was the same for the other railway towns. To encourage the workers to Swindon they built new houses. They were considered small by modern standards, but they were attractive and built in limestone. Also Swindon Works became the only industrial organisation in the world that required membership ...

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