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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!

In addition to single words, this search now recognises phrases (in quotes), which can refine the matches found. Searching "6 High Street" in quotes finds only entries mentioning that address, whilst 6 High Street without quotes finds around 200 entries!

Entering this and that into the search form will return results containing both "this" and "that".

Entering this not that into the search form will return results containing "this" and not "that".

Entering this or that into the search form will return results containing either "this" or "that".

Entering "this and that" (with quotes) into the search form will return results containing the exact phrase "this and that".

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.

The search is very powerful, but because the Virtual Museum is so large, it can take a few seconds to display results.

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"Male Bustard near Hungerford, Wilts" (From the Illustrated London News, 1856)
Great Bustard

"Male Bustard near Hungerford, Wilts" (From the Illustrated London News, 1856)

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"Male Bustard near Hungerford, Wilts" (From the Illustrated London News, 1856)
A screen or table top, covered with tiles depicting Hungerford scenes. Kindly sent by Phil Smith, Jan 2013.
Tiled Table

A screen or table top, covered with tiles depicting Hungerford scenes. Kindly sent by Phil Smith, Jan 2013.

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A screen or table top, covered with tiles depicting Hungerford scenes. Kindly sent by Phil Smith, Jan 2013.
A badge or medal inscribed "The Borough of Hungerford" around the star and crescent device in the middle. Kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.
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A badge or medal inscribed "The Borough of Hungerford" around the star and crescent device in the middle. Kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.

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A badge or medal inscribed "The Borough of Hungerford" around the star and crescent device in the middle. Kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.
The back of the badge kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.
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The back of the badge kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.

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The back of the badge kindly loaned by Bob Wheeler, Ramsbury.
An undated "Souvenir of Hungerford".
Souvenir of Hungerford

An undated "Souvenir of Hungerford".

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An undated "Souvenir of Hungerford".
A badge (40mm diameter) thought to be a belt badge of the “Boys Brigade” circa 1900. (Sent by Andrew French, Mar 2020)
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A badge (40mm diameter) thought to be a belt badge of the “Boys Brigade” circa 1900. (Sent by Andrew French, Mar 2020)

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A badge (40mm diameter) thought to be a belt badge of the “Boys Brigade” circa 1900. (Sent by Andrew French, Mar 2020)
Knitted hood worked by Queen Victoria for the Berks & Bucks Needlework Guild in the Jubilee Year 1897,presented by Princess Beatrice to the Hungerford Workhouse through Mrs Dunn of Wallingtons. (In West Berks Museum).
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Knitted hood worked by Queen Victoria for the Berks & Bucks Needlework Guild in the Jubilee Year 1897,presented by Princess Beatrice to the Hungerford Workhouse through Mrs Dunn of Wallingtons. (In West Berks Museum).

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Knitted hood worked by Queen Victoria for the Berks & Bucks Needlework Guild in the Jubilee Year 1897,presented by Princess Beatrice to the Hungerford Workhouse through Mrs Dunn of Wallingtons. (In West Berks Museum).
Berkshire Yeomanry banner [in West berks Museum]
Berkshire Yeomanry Banner

Berkshire Yeomanry banner [in West berks Museum]

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Berkshire Yeomanry banner [in West berks Museum]
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The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011The Canal Wharf, 2011

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