Logo

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

Getting the most from Search...

The Search box is at the top-left (or top-right) corner of all pages.

Use it to find topics of your choice, wherever they occur in the Virtual Museum. You may search for names, places, dates - anything!

Please note that many family names have a variety of spellings, such as Wodham and Woodham, Pearse and Pearce, Clisdel, Clisdale and Clidsdall.

Consider alternative spellings for everything! If you are looking for trades, note that you may find "plumber" often spelt "plummer", or "maltster" spelt "malster" in 18th century documents.

Main Menu

fb icon

Questions for the administrator are best sent by emailing the Administrator.

Questions for the community of Facebook followers are best sent via Facebook.

The Town Chest (or "Common Coffer") [from "Hungerford - A History"]
Town Chest

The Town Chest (or "Common Coffer") [from "Hungerford - A History"]

Detail
The Town Chest (or "Common Coffer") [from "Hungerford - A History"]
The Keepers of the Keys of the Common Coffer opening the Town Coffer in June 2007 (Stewart Hofgartner, Tyrrell Bossom and Humphrey Hope). Bellman Robin Tubb looking on.
Keppers of the Keys

The Keepers of the Keys of the Common Coffer opening the Town Coffer in June 2007 (Stewart Hofgartner, Tyrrell Bossom and Humphrey Hope). Bellman Robin Tubb looking on.

Detail
The Keepers of the Keys of the Common Coffer opening the Town Coffer in June 2007 (Stewart Hofgartner, Tyrrell Bossom and Humphrey Hope). Bellman Robin Tubb looking on.
Punch Barrel (1973), Brass Bell, Bailiff's Staff (1688) and Beadle's Staff (1831)
Barrel, Bell and Staffs

Punch Barrel (1973), Brass Bell, Bailiff's Staff (1688) and Beadle's Staff (1831)

Detail
Punch Barrel (1973), Brass Bell, Bailiff's Staff (1688) and Beadle's Staff (1831)
Cow Stick and Truncheons
Detail
The Town Seals
Detail
19th century bowl, presented by Lord Portal of Hungerford.
Silver Punch Bowl

19th century bowl, presented by Lord Portal of Hungerford.

Detail
19th century bowl, presented by Lord Portal of Hungerford.
Ale-tasters' pewter tankards (c1997)
Tankards

Ale-tasters' pewter tankards (c1997)

Detail
Ale-tasters' pewter tankards (c1997)
The Towns Horns (from Hungerford - A History)
Town Horns

The Towns Horns (from Hungerford - A History)

Detail
The Towns Horns (from Hungerford - A History)
 
Powered by Phoca Gallery

The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011The Canal Wharf, 2011

Hungerford, England, is a market town of about 5,900 people at the Berkshire / Wiltshire border.
Find us

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Can you help?

If you can add new information, or any comment, contribution or correction, please email the Administrator.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Can you donate?

The Hungerford Virtual Museum is run by the Hungerford Historical Association (a not-for-profit organisation). We depend on donations from our readers. If the information provided has been helpful we would appreciate a small donation via credit card, debit card or PayPal, using the secure Donate button below so that we can continue to share information with others. We appreciate any donation you can give and thank you for it.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Join the HHA?

Why not join the Hungerford Historical Association? Only £15 a year - and you can enjoy a great series of talks for free! Visit the Historical Association website to find out more.

Latest updates