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The Aims of The Hungerford Virtual Museum
- To create an electronic local studies archive (website) focused on the history of Hungerford and the immediate surrounding area.
- To collect, research and display archives, artefacts and information from Hungerford.
- To work with the Hungerford Historical Association to make the resources of the HHA Archives available to all those in the town and elsewhere who are
interested in its history and wish to extend their knowledge.
- To encourage active interest and participation by all.
This website
The site was first set up on 14 February 2009. Development is ongoing - there are currently over 800 pages, covering over 1200
individual articles on People, Places and Events in our area of interest, with over 1400 photographs, documents, maps and articles available for download.
Notes about this website:
- You may click any thumbnail picture in order to access full-size files.
- Whilst we are happy to share these files for non-commercial purposes, we would
be
grateful if you would acknowledge The Hungerford Virtual Museum as the source.
- Remember to "refresh" pages to see the latest changes
Hugh Pihlens
Website creator
I am grateful to the following for their help and support with specific areas of the Virtual Museum:
- John
Allen - past HHA Archivist - re Railway, and many other topics
- Richard Amphlett - re the stories behind the names on the Second World War memorials
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Joan & Geoffrey Archer - re Riverside & The Cottage, Charnham Street
- Gerald Atkinson - for help with Black Legend
- Catherine Bancroft - re Marsh House
- Eileen Bunt -
for her many transciptions of Hungerford's original documents
- Sue Challen - re the Wooldridge family
- Les Coverdale - re HMS Freesia
- Glen Culver (from Toronto) - re Chilton Electric Products Spin Dryer
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Roger Day - re 2nd World War
- Andrew French, Berkshire Yeomanry Museum, re - Berkshire Yeomanry
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Stella French - re Croft Nursery School
- Nick Griffiths - re Register of John Chandler, Dean of Salisbury 1404-17
- Keith & Yvonne Haddrell - re Miss Booth's School
- Brian Ham - re documents from c1860 found behind a chimney breast at 105 High Street,
and 8 Bridge Street
- Steve Harrison - re Cycle Speedway Club
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Maj John Hathway - for Hungerford Toll Book 1890-1956, and various papers c1985-87
- Joyce Hidden - for permission to use publish the Hidden Papers on
the Virtual Museum
- Norman Hidden - who researched so much of the early history of Hungerford
- Tom Hine - re Water mills and Windmills
- Stewart Hofgartner of "Below Stairs of Hungerford Antiques" - re Artefacts
- John Hollister - re The Tuesday Club
- Alastair Honeybun (from Perth) - re Rev WAG Gray and Rev Tom Gray
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Humphrey Hope - re Henry Astley and the Berkshire Yeomanry
- Robert James - re Town & Manor, and the Manse School
- Amanda Johnston - re Swimming Club
- David Lee - re John O'Gaunt School
- Andrew
Macey - re Fire Service Scrapbook, 1890-1913
- Kate Martin - for help digitising Parish Registers
- Mac McIntyre - re the stories behind the names on the First World War Memorials
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John, Brenda and Barnaby Newton - re The Lady of the Lions
- John Parry - re Royal British Legion
- Derek Patience - re transcriptions of Duchy of Lancaster Rentals & Surveys & Muster Rolls
and Dean of Sarum's Acts Books 1564-77
- Lois Pihlens - for all her valuable research over several decades
- Brother
Anthony Porter - re Inglewood House
- Alan Potter, South Molton - re "At the Back of the Front" magazine
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June Prictor - re Hungerford Carnivals and Church Way (Dog Hill)
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Jane Rees, Sutton - re her gt-gt-grandfather, William Smart, Bellman 1872-75
- Victor Sharman - re Reg Crook and 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshires
- Clive Sheppard, Melbourne, Australia - re The Three Tuns
- Julie Shuttleworth - for permission to include her book "Elizabethan Hungerford"
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Jim Sluszny, France - Children evacuees during 2nd World War
- Ashley Strachan - re Matthew Bance 1743-1805, Clockmaker and Watchmaker
- Ken Staplin - re Beard family
- Patricia Thomas, New Zealand - re Emigration to New Zealand, 1840
- John Toman - re Dr Michael Rowlandson, Curate of Hungerford 1797-1809
- Celia Turner - re Cox family
- Jonathan Welfare - for encouragement to embark on the Virtual Museum
- Warren Whitby, Alabama, USA - re Hoskyn family, teachers at National School
- Jim Wildhaber - re Price family
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Jack Williams - for help re the Fire Service and 2nd World War
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Phil Wood - of War Memorials of West Berkshire, for additional info on War Memorials
Updated: 16.1.2012
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