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Charles Low, RA, was born in 1841, and his parents Charles and Elizabeth Low lived at 12 Bridge Street between 1840 and 1881. Charles snr was a plumber and glazier, and the business was taken over by their other son Frederick Low until c.1914. Many paintings by Charles Low, RA are held in private hands in Hungerford.

Town Hall, Hungerford
The foundation stone of the new 1871 Town Hall and Corn Exchange had been laid by Mr Cherry (of Denford Park).
After his death in 1887 a memorial portrait was presented by subscribers to the County in the Grand Jury Room, Assize Court, reading. A copy of the portrait was made, paid for by Miss Cherry, who presented it to the town. It is the work of Mr C Low.
The frame bears the inscription "George Charles Cherry, Esquire. Presented to the Town of Hungerford by RMC, 1889". It still hangs in the Hungerford Town Hall.




	Rural scene near Hungerford - typical of Charles Low

Paintings (normally water-colours) by Charles Low were often hung in the Royal Academy. For example:
- June 1890 No 1383 "Pansies"
- June 1891 No 1340 "On Mousehill Downs"
- June 1893 No 1187 "In the Orchard"
- July 1894 No 976 "A Wiltshire Farm".

See also:
- Parish Magazine, Sep 1889, Jun 1890, Jun 1891, Jun 1893, Jul 1894.