TODAY we share the tenth selection from Swindon photographer Mike Dolman’s collection of mid-1980s pub images.

Each was taken with the Canon AE1 SLR he bought from a former colleague who had tried to set up a photography business.

Mr Dolman, 60, a retired civil servant who lives in Rodbourne Cheney, decided to photograph every pub in and around Swindon to develop his skills with the camera. He also captured many images of pubs elsewhere in Wiltshire.

He still owns the camera.

Share your memories of these pubs with Barrie Hudson at bhudson@swindonadvertiser.co.uk or call 01793 501821.

THE LOCOMOTIVE

THIS Fleet Street venue has been in business for almost as long as the Railway Works, whose thirsty staff were its earliest customers. At roughly the time when the photo was taken, the building was home to two pubs, The Locomotive and The First Class Carriage. Later it became The Mail Coach, which is now based in the former First Class Carriage section, while the section fronting on to Fleet Street is once again known as The Locomotive.

LIDEN ARMS

THE Barrington Close pub, opened in 1980, recently underwent refurbishment. Its architectural style is typical of the period, when pubs on new – or nearly new – housing estates were intended as focal points for young communities. It remains an Arkell's house.

THE WHITE HART, STRATTON ST MARGARET

THE first White Hart, now long gone, was built to cater for the trade generated by the Wilts and Berks Canal. The main part of the current building was completed 78 years ago. It is instantly recognisable in Mr Dolman’s image, although there have been major refurbishments and expansions in the years since.

THE HARROW INN, WANBOROUGH

WHEN an inn – or parts of it, at least – dates from the mid-18th Century, three decades or so are a drop in the ocean. There have been minor cosmetic alterations since Mr Dolman took this photograph, but no major changes to The Harrow’s frontage.

THE RISING SUN

FOR decades the homely Old Town pub was nicknamed the Roaring Donkey apparently because of the unmistakable sound of the Adver’s printing press as it laboured away on the other side of Albert Street. In the late 1990s the nickname became the official one. The Roaring Donkey remains a favourite port of call on the local pub circuit.

THE KING AND QUEEN, HIGHWORTH

SOME scholars of Highworth’s history say the longest-serving regular at the King and Queen is a monk who doesn’t let the small matter of being dead prevent him from visiting. Paying customers are also very loyal, savouring the ambience of an inn which dates back to the 16th century.

THE STEAM TRAIN

KNOWN as The Manor since a major refurbishment by Arkell's in 1997, this Cheney Manor pub dates from 1959. According to the brewery, the emphasis has been on retaining atmosphere while attracting a broad range of people.

THE KING’S ARMS

ALTHOUGH the interior of the pub and hotel in Old Town’s Wood Street has been altered several times since this photograph was taken, the exterior is readily recognisable. To one side is a branch of the National Westminster Bank, which inspired the name of The Old Bank, the venue now occupying that building.

SUN INN

THE landmark Arkell's pub at Coate sports a different colour scheme than the one it wore when Mr Dolman took this photograph, and there has been considerable expansion and renovation, but the inn is easily identifiable. Two others stood on the site, the first dating back to the late 17th century.