HERE is another selection from the fascinating archive of pub images gathered by Swindon photographer Mike Dolman in the mid-1980s.

Now 60 and a retired civil servant, Mr Dolman toured dozens of pubs in and around Swindon after buying a Canon AE1 SLR camera from a former colleague who had tried to start a photography business.

Some of the places he froze in time are still in business, some have changed names and images and others have vanished altogether.

Our previous selections can be found on our website, www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk

CARPENTERS ARMS SWINDON

THE building will be instantly recognisable to many readers but the name will be unfamiliar to younger ones. The Carpenters Arms in Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, began serving drinks 53 years ago. It operated under that name for 24 years before becoming The Swiss Chalet. It is widely recognised as a major live music venue, as well as for the unusual design which inspired its change of name.

THE PLOUGH INN, HIGHWORTH

AN inn in the proper sense of the word, The Plough in Lechlade Road offers accommodation as well as food and drink. The building is unmistakeable in Mike Dolman’s photograph, although the paint scheme has changed. The pub dates back to 1841 and is Arkells’ smallest. According to the brewery, which has owned the inn since 1896, the site was once occupied by no less than eight tiny cottages.

THE GODDARD ARMS, CLYFFE PYPARD

THE hotel in Swindon's Old Town hotel is only one of two venues named in honour of the landowning dynasty. The other, in the small community of Clyffe Pypard, came to be known in later years for its extensive collection of historic aviation items, although it still operated as a pub and tearoom. It closed fairly recently and is listed for sale.

GREYHOUND INN, PURTON

LIKE many of the pubs whose images were captured by Mike Dolman in the mid-1980s, Purton’s Greyhound Inn has long since become private accommodation. A clue to its former identity remains in the form of the historic brewery tile.

THE BAKERS ARMS, BADBURY

IT has been an Arkells house for 101 years, but The Bakers Arms in Badbury first began serving ale early in the reign of Queen Victoria. For some years it was also a bakery. Such dual-purpose businesses were far from uncommon at the time.

BOLINGBROKE ARMS, HOOK

EXPANDED and altered in the 30 or more years since this photograph was taken, Hook’s Bolingbroke Arms remains one of the small community’s most striking and recognisable structures. These days billed as a hotel, pub, and restaurant, it is popular among locals and visitors alike.

THE WHEATSHEAF, ERMIN STREET, STRATTON ST MARGARET

NOT to be confused with its defunct former namesake in Dores Road, The Wheatsheaf in Ermin Street thrives. By the time Arkells bought it in 1869, the pub had been operating for 35 years. It is a Grade II Listed building and the brewery has a longstanding policy of preserving it as a traditional pub.