I have just finished re-reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce . This is the story of a man who walks to save someone's life and discovers his own along the way. The eponymous hero walks from Kingsbridge in Devon to Berwick upon Tweed, an epic journey during which he examines his past and finds his future. It is an inspirational story. I'm a big fan of walking and now I want to embark upon my own pilgrimage. But for the time being I shall have to make do with my daily walk from Old Town to West Swindon, a distance of a mere three miles, but one which take me through both the old and newer areas of our town. My journey begins in Goddard Avenue named after the Goddard family, Lords of the Manor of Swindon from 1560 who continued to hold sway in the town until the death of Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard in 1927. Development in Goddard Avenue dates from 1896 when the avenue was laid out by engineer and architect James Rew Shopland. Numerous builders worke...