Website produced and maintained for the Hungerford Historical Association by Hugh Pihlens
Special historical events in Hungerford (in chronological order):
Riot in Hungerford, c1460-61Great Fire of Hungerford, 1566The Case of the Missing Charters, 1573Civil War, 1642-51William of Orange meets Commissioners of James II at The Bear, 1688George III's Golden Jubilee, 25th October 1809Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1821Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1827Agricultural "Swing" Riots, 22nd November 1830Grand Cricket Match, England v Hungerford, Jul 1852Hungerford Races, Jun 1859Autumn Manoeuvres around Hungerford, 1872Police Murders, 11th December 1876Bullock Stampede, 1879Rural Sports, 11th April 1887Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 21st June 1887Charnham Street Floods, November 1894Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 20th June 1897Proclamation of George V, May 1910Tragic death of Mr Freddie Pratt, Jun 1910Swimming Sports in the Canal, c1910 onwardsKing George V's visit, October 1912World War I, 1914-18Plane Crash in High Street, May 1917War Memorial Dedication Service, 1921Charnham Street Floods, 1932Hungerford Carnivals, 1932 onwards Coronation of King George VI, 1937Hungerford in 1937World War II, 1939-45Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, 2nd Jun 1953Steam Rallies on the Common, 1970-78Opening of M4 Motorway, Dec 1971Hungerford Shooting Tragedy, 19th August 1987Archaeological dig at Undy's Farm, 1988-89Hungerford Fish Mortality, 1998Jubilee Pedestrian Bridge over Canal, 2012Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, 2 Jun 2012
Regular events:
Beating the BoundsHocktide and Tutti-DayMarkets and FairsVictorian Extravaganza, 1992-present
See also:- Crimes- Timeline
Updated: 4.2.2013
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