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"Eddington Bridge from the River Kennet" ["17575"] — kennet-01
"Eddington Bridge from the River Kennet" ["17575"]

"Eddington Bridge from the River Kennet" ["17575"]

"River Kennet &amp; Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons] — kennet-02
"River Kennet & Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons]

"River Kennet & Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons]

River Kennet, c1930? Note the "Fill up here" advert in the distance. — kennet-04
River Kennet, c1930? Note the "Fill up here" advert in the distance.

River Kennet, c1930? Note the "Fill up here" advert in the distance.

Eddington Bridge, 1913 — kennet-05 1913
Eddington Bridge, 1913

Eddington Bridge, 1913

Clearing scrub, south-west of Eddington bridge — kennet-06
Clearing scrub, south-west of Eddington bridge

Clearing scrub, south-west of Eddington bridge

kennet-07

On south-west end of Eddington Bridge — kennet-08
On south-west end of Eddington Bridge

On south-west end of Eddington Bridge

River Kennet — kennet-09
River Kennet

River Kennet

"Eddington, Hungerford" shows an idyllic scene from c1912. A fisherman is standing in the River Kennet, watched by an onlooker on the bridge. Note the gas lamp. Hillesdon &amp; Co, Motor Engineers have taken over Cottrell's Ironworks m(so post 1911?) ["S1546"] — kennet-10
"Eddington, Hungerford" shows an idyllic scene from c1912. A fisherman is standing in the River Kennet, watched by an onlooker on the bridge. Note the gas lamp. Hillesdon & Co, Motor Engineers have taken over Cottrell's Ironworks m(so post 1911?) ["S1546"]

"Eddington, Hungerford" shows an idyllic scene from c1912. A fisherman is standing in the River Kennet, watched by an onlooker on the bridge. Note the gas lamp. Hillesdon & Co, Motor Engineers have taken over Cottrell's Ironworks m(so post 1911?) ["S1546"]

Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series] — kennet-11
Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series]

Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series]

Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series] — kennet-11a
Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series]

Eddington Bridge. [Chester Vaughan Series]

"The Kennet from Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons] — kennet-13
"The Kennet from Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons]

"The Kennet from Eddington Bridge" [A. Parsons]

A similar view, c1910, with a small cart in the river. [Collier "C511"] — kennet-14
A similar view, c1910, with a small cart in the river. [Collier "C511"]

A similar view, c1910, with a small cart in the river. [Collier "C511"]

Eddington Bridge, with a water cart in the river — kennet-15
Eddington Bridge, with a water cart in the river

Eddington Bridge, with a water cart in the river

"Kennet Bridge, Hungerford" — kennet-16
"Kennet Bridge, Hungerford"

"Kennet Bridge, Hungerford"

The Kennet Bridge, Eddington. Note the gas lamp, and the telegraph poles (15 double bars on the south side, two doubles on the north). — kennet-17
The Kennet Bridge, Eddington. Note the gas lamp, and the telegraph poles (15 double bars on the south side, two doubles on the north).

The Kennet Bridge, Eddington. Note the gas lamp, and the telegraph poles (15 double bars on the south side, two doubles on the north).

River Kennet at Lower Meadow — kennet-18
River Kennet at Lower Meadow

River Kennet at Lower Meadow

"The Kennet, Hungerford" [from Barnards, colour] (DM) — kennet-19 barnards colour dm
"The Kennet, Hungerford" [from Barnards, colour] (DM)

"The Kennet, Hungerford" [from Barnards, colour] (DM)

"Eddington Bridge, River Kennet, Hungerford" — kennet-20
"Eddington Bridge, River Kennet, Hungerford"

"Eddington Bridge, River Kennet, Hungerford"

Looking south-west towards Charnham Street, with the Wesleyan Chapel in the distance. [Raphael Tuck &amp; Sons Ltd. "24"] — kennet-21
Looking south-west towards Charnham Street, with the Wesleyan Chapel in the distance. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. "24"]

Looking south-west towards Charnham Street, with the Wesleyan Chapel in the distance. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. "24"]

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