Mechanics' Institution Trust, Swindon

The Mechanics’ Institution Trust is a social enterprise which operates as a Building Preservation Trust and Development Trust.

In its heyday the Institution was more than the building itself; its reach into the community was extensive. The Medical Fund Society, Juvenile Fete, and branch reading rooms were a few examples of this impact.

This mirrors the Trust today. We are defined by more than this one building too with not only interests in wider heritage sites in the town but also in the communities in which they stand.