Oktoberfest hits Devizes Road in Old Town, Swindon! Across the weekend The Eternal Optimist, The Hop, The Little Hop, Tap & Brew and The Tuppenny on Devizes Road, the hub of Swindons independent beer scene, are hosting a collaborrative event featuring pours of the best Oktoberfest Beers imported from Munich spread amongst the bars, along […]
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A Brief History of 58-59 Devizes Road
In 1893 the Dodgson family bought number 59 Devizes Road and opened Dodgsons Barbers. The family, with their 9 children, lived in the flat upstairs. In 1957, a young barber by the name of Tony Holmes began his career in barbering at the still trading Dodgsons until, in 1958, Mr Dodgson decided it was time […]