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16 Bridge Street - Richard Gibbons first foundry in Hungerford — P3271087
16 Bridge Street - Richard Gibbons first foundry in Hungerford

16 Bridge Street - Richard Gibbons first foundry in Hungerford

Kennet Motor Works breakdown truck, 1947 — charnham st 125 kennet motor works truck 1947
Kennet Motor Works breakdown truck, 1947

Kennet Motor Works breakdown truck, 1947

Texaco Service Station 8th Mar 1992 - the night before demolition — texaco 19920308
Texaco Service Station 8th Mar 1992 - the night before demolition

Texaco Service Station 8th Mar 1992 - the night before demolition

Petrol station (site of the Kennet Works) with 9 &amp; 10 Charnham Street, home of Gibbons family and the works manager — img_0201
Petrol station (site of the Kennet Works) with 9 & 10 Charnham Street, home of Gibbons family and the works manager

Petrol station (site of the Kennet Works) with 9 & 10 Charnham Street, home of Gibbons family and the works manager

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883 — eddington_23
Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

The Texaco Service Station, Dec 2015. — 20151208 img_5708
The Texaco Service Station, Dec 2015.

The Texaco Service Station, Dec 2015.

Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries) — 20140415 img_0484
Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries)

Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries)

Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries) — 20140415 img_0485
Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries)

Feed trough by Gibbons, used as a garden ornament, April 2015 (with thanks to Peter Harries)

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883 — eddington_24
Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883 — eddington_24b
Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

Adverts for Gibbons Kennet Works, 1883

Extract from the Gibbons Family Tree — gibbons-01
Extract from the Gibbons Family Tree

Extract from the Gibbons Family Tree

HW Gibbons and his wife's Diamond Wedding, 8 May 1960 — gibbons-02
HW Gibbons and his wife's Diamond Wedding, 8 May 1960

HW Gibbons and his wife's Diamond Wedding, 8 May 1960

Site plan of Gibbons Kennet Works and adjacent buildings — gibbons-03
Site plan of Gibbons Kennet Works and adjacent buildings

Site plan of Gibbons Kennet Works and adjacent buildings

Group photograph thought to be of Henry Gibbons senior. — gibbons-04
Group photograph thought to be of Henry Gibbons senior.

Group photograph thought to be of Henry Gibbons senior.

Group photo, unlabelled, but thought to be of workers at the Gibbons Kennet Works c1925. If so, they are, L to R,: Charles Britton, ..?.. Purdue, William Dunn, Henry (Eddie) Gigg, George Rider (blacksmith) and Ted Potter. — gibbons-05
Group photo, unlabelled, but thought to be of workers at the Gibbons Kennet Works c1925. If so, they are, L to R,: Charles Britton, ..?.. Purdue, William Dunn, Henry (Eddie) Gigg, George Rider (blacksmith) and Ted Potter.

Group photo, unlabelled, but thought to be of workers at the Gibbons Kennet Works c1925. If so, they are, L to R,: Charles Britton, ..?.. Purdue, William Dunn, Henry (Eddie) Gigg, George Rider (blacksmith) and Ted Potter.

Group photograph thought to be of Henry Walton Gibbons and his family, c1920? — gibbons-06
Group photograph thought to be of Henry Walton Gibbons and his family, c1920?

Group photograph thought to be of Henry Walton Gibbons and his family, c1920?

Cover of sale details when 9 &amp; 10 Charnham Street were sold by auction 20 Jul 1936 — gibbons-07
Cover of sale details when 9 & 10 Charnham Street were sold by auction 20 Jul 1936

Cover of sale details when 9 & 10 Charnham Street were sold by auction 20 Jul 1936

Bill drawn to Mr Barr of Thatcham, ?1925. — gibbons-08
Bill drawn to Mr Barr of Thatcham, ?1925.

Bill drawn to Mr Barr of Thatcham, ?1925.

Letter of 6 Jan 1936. Note change of business address to Bishopstoke Iron Foundry, Eastleigh — gibbons-09
Letter of 6 Jan 1936. Note change of business address to Bishopstoke Iron Foundry, Eastleigh

Letter of 6 Jan 1936. Note change of business address to Bishopstoke Iron Foundry, Eastleigh

Advert for Gibbons Patent Moulding Machine — gibbons-10
Advert for Gibbons Patent Moulding Machine

Advert for Gibbons Patent Moulding Machine

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