Website produced and maintained for the Hungerford Historical Association by Hugh Pihlens
Special historical events in Hungerford (in chronological order):
Great Fire of Hungerford, 1566Civil War, 1642-51William of Orange meets Commissioners of James II at The Bear, 1688 George III's Golden Jubilee, 25th October 1809Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1821Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1827 Agricultural "Swing" Riots, 22nd November 1830Autumn Manoeuvres around Hungerford, 1872Police Murders, 11th December 1876 Rural Sports, 11th April 1887Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 21st June 1887 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 20th June 1897King George V's visit, October 1912 World War I, 1914-18War Memorial Dedication Service, 1921Charnham Street Floods, 1932Hungerford in 1937World War II, 1939-45Steam Rallies on the Common, 1970-78Archaeological dig at Undy's Farm, 1988-89Victorian Extravaganza, 1992-present Hungerford Fish Mortality, 1998