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History of Slough, Berkshire in old photos and images

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Geography: Slough is a large town in Berkshire, England (within the historic county of Buckinghamshire), 32 km west of central London (Charing Cross) and 31 km north-east of Reading. It is in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolitan area at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.

The A4 and the Great Western Main Line pass through the town. Crossrail provides connection to central London.

Slough's population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom, attracting people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre.

Slough has the highest concentration of UK HQs of global companies outside London. Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe with over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses. Blackberry, McAfee, Burger King, DHL and Lego have head offices in the town.

Date of foundation:

History:

Population: 164 455

Sights:

Slough. British Orphan Asylum, 1921
British Orphan Asylum, 1921		 Slough. First Great Western Railway Double Deck Bus
First Great Western Railway Double Deck Bus in front of Slough Station, about 1904		 Slough. High Street, 1905
High Street, 1905		 Slough. High Street, 1920
High Street, 1920
Slough. High Street, 1958
High Street, 1958		 Slough. High Street, Black Boy Public House, about 1905
High Street, Black Boy Public House, about 1905		 Slough. High Street West, 1912
High Street West, 1912		 Slough. Horlick's Malted Milk factory, Stoke Poges Lane, 1920
Horlick's Malted Milk factory, Stoke Poges Lane, 1920
Slough. Licensed Victuallers School
Licensed Victuallers School		 Slough. Mackenzie Street
Mackenzie Street		 Slough. New Factory Estate, Bath Road, 1958
New Factory Estate, Bath Road, 1958		 Slough. Observatory House, about 1900
Observatory House, about 1900
Slough. Observatory House, Windsor Road, 1905
Observatory House, Windsor Road, 1905		 Slough. Old Crown Hotel and Posting House, 1904
Old Crown Hotel and Posting House, 1904		 Slough. Post Office
Post Office		 Slough Social Centre, Farnham Road, 1937
Slough Social Centre, Farnham Road, 1937
Slough. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Arch, Mackenzie Street, 1897
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Arch, Mackenzie Street, 1897		 Slough. Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Arch, Mackenzie Street, 1887
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Arch, Mackenzie Street, 1887		 Slough. Railway Station, about 1890
Railway Station, about 1890		 Slough. Railway Station, 1906
Railway Station, 1906
Slough. Saint Bernard's Convent
Saint Bernard's Convent		 Slough. Saint Bernard's Convent
Saint Bernard's Convent		 Slough. Saint Lawrence's Church, 1904
Saint Lawrence's Church, 1904		 Slough. St Ethelbert's Church and Our Lady Immaculate from Mackenzie Street, circa 1930
St Ethelbert's Church and Our Lady Immaculate from Mackenzie Street, circa 1930
Slough. St Paul's Church, Stoke Road, 1906
St Paul's Church, Stoke Road, 1906		 Slough. Town Hall
Town Hall		 Slough. West End of Bath Road, 1906
West End of Bath Road, 1906		 Slough. William Street, 1910
William Street, 1910
Slough. William Street from Stoke Road, 1930
William Street from Stoke Road, 1930		 Slough. Windmill Hotel, Bath Road, Salt Hill, 1905
Windmill Hotel, Bath Road, Salt Hill, 1905		 Slough. Windsor Road, 1915
Windsor Road, 1915		 Slough. Woolworths opened in Slough on High Street in 1927
Woolworths opened in Slough on High Street in 1927
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