Website produced and maintained for the Hungerford Historical Association
by Hugh Pihlens

Special historical events in Hungerford (in chronological order):

Riot in Hungerford, c1460-61

Great Fire of Hungerford, 1566
The Case of the Missing Charters, 1573

Civil War, 1642-51
William of Orange meets Commissioners of James II at The Bear, 1688

George III's Golden Jubilee, 25th October 1809
Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1821
Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1827
Agricultural "Swing" Riots, 22nd November 1830
Grand Cricket Match, England v Hungerford, Jul 1852
Hungerford Races, Jun 1859
Autumn Manoeuvres around Hungerford, 1872
Police Murders,  11th December 1876
Bullock Stampede, 1879
Rural Sports, 11th April 1887
Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 21st June 1887
Charnham Street Floods, November 1894
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 20th June 1897

Proclamation of George V, May 1910
Tragic death of Mr Freddie Pratt, Jun 1910
Swimming Sports in the Canal, c1910 onwards
King George V's visit, October 1912
World War I, 1914-18
Plane Crash in High Street, May 1917
War Memorial Dedication Service, 1921
Charnham Street Floods, 1932
Hungerford Carnivals, 1932 onwards
Coronation of King George VI, 1937
Hungerford in 1937
World War II, 1939-45
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, 2nd Jun 1953
Steam Rallies on the Common, 1970-78
Opening of M4 Motorway, Dec 1971
Hungerford Shooting Tragedy, 19th August 1987
Archaeological dig at Undy's Farm, 1988-89
Hungerford Fish Mortality, 1998

Jubilee Pedestrian Bridge over Canal, 2012
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, 2 Jun 2012

Regular events:

Beating the Bounds
Hocktide and Tutti-Day
Markets and Fairs
Victorian Extravaganza, 1992-present

See also:
- Crimes
- Timeline

Updated: 4.2.2013

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