WH Smith PLC, trading as WHSmith, is a British retailer, with headquarters in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, entertainment products and confectionery.
WHSmith's headquarters in Swindon, England
Stall on Horsted Keynes station platform, Sussex, preserved by the Bluebell Railway
WHSmith bearing the former logo in Huntingdon, England, in 1986
A WHSmith-owned Funky Pigeon shop at Leeds railway station
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located in South West England, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 71 miles (114km) to the west of London and 36 miles to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town's north and the North Wessex Downs to its south.
Central Swindon seen from Radnor Street Cemetery in 2019
The Wilts & Berks Canal near Rushey Platt
Former lodging house in the Railway Village, now a community centre
Borough of Swindon arms on early 20th century postcard