Seven Years From Swindon

I took the above snap this morning walking back to the Science Building. It shows the view from the other side of St Joseph’s Square compared to the picture I posted on Tuesday, i.e. towards St Patrick’s House rather than away from it. The weather has taken a turn for the worse since Tuesday, and it’s decidedly autumnal today but it’s still not a bad view to be greeted with on the way to the office.

Contrast this with a photograph I took precisely seven years ago today, on September 20th 2011, when I had just arrived in Swindon for a stint on the STFC Astronomy Grants Panel:

I’m no longer part of the UK research system so I guess I’ll never have to visit Swindon again…

3 Responses to “Seven Years From Swindon”

  1. Anton Garrett's avatar
    Anton Garrett Says:

    Come on, do Private Eye sand swap the captions around…

  2. Alan Heavens's avatar
    Alan Heavens Says:

    Jon Butterworth, whom I won’t name to avoid embarrassment, told me how apt it is that the train tickets are marked “Swindon (Wilts)”

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