Transport in Swindon linked Shaw and Rushey Platt with the gate at Kingshill. The amount levied depended on the type of cart, the number of horses used and the width of wheels (as narrower wheels caused more damage to the road). Major roads near or passing through Swindon: The town is famous for its roundabouts, to the extent of selling yearly calendars featuring a different roundabout for each month. The most notable roundabout is the Magic Roundabout that lies at the junction of Drove Road, Queens Drive and Fleming Way near to the County Ground. The official name of this roundabout used to
There Is a Tavern in the Town Music". Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album "101 Gang Songs" (1961). While the song is usually performed up-tempo, a balladic version appeared in "Ripper Street" third season episode "Ashes and Diamonds", arranged for Charlene McKenna as the character Rose Erskine on BBC One and Amazon Prime Instant Video. There is a tavern in the town, in the town And there my true love sits him down, sits him down, And drinks his wine as merry as can be, And never, never thinks of me. Chorus: Fare thee well, for I must leave thee, Do not