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Advert for the Bear Hotel, c1910 [Berkshire by Pen and Camera] — 1910ish the bear
Advert for the Bear Hotel, c1910 [Berkshire by Pen and Camera]

Advert for the Bear Hotel, c1910 [Berkshire by Pen and Camera]

Arrival at Hungerford, 4am. By George Denholm Armour, taken from The Hunting Tours of Surtees, edited by E D Cuming. — bear - arrival at 4am
Arrival at Hungerford, 4am. By George Denholm Armour, taken from The Hunting Tours of Surtees, edited by E D Cuming.

Arrival at Hungerford, 4am. By George Denholm Armour, taken from The Hunting Tours of Surtees, edited by E D Cuming.

The Bear Hotel, 1914 — bear 1914
The Bear Hotel, 1914

The Bear Hotel, 1914

The Bear's famous "Tavern" Clock, made by The Marsh family of Highworth in the 1730s. — bear clock
The Bear's famous "Tavern" Clock, made by The Marsh family of Highworth in the 1730s.

The Bear's famous "Tavern" Clock, made by The Marsh family of Highworth in the 1730s.

The Bear, c1908 — bear hotel c1906a
The Bear, c1908

The Bear, c1908

The Bear Tomato House, c1908 — bear hotel tomato house 1906a
The Bear Tomato House, c1908

The Bear Tomato House, c1908

The Bear and Charnham Street, 1907 ["W6632"] — bear_01 1907
The Bear and Charnham Street, 1907 ["W6632"]

The Bear and Charnham Street, 1907 ["W6632"]

The Bear Hotel, c1950 — bear_03
The Bear Hotel, c1950

The Bear Hotel, c1950

bear_04

The Bear and Charnham Street, c1905 (posted 24 May 1905) [Freeman's Series litho] — bear_05
The Bear and Charnham Street, c1905 (posted 24 May 1905) [Freeman's Series litho]

The Bear and Charnham Street, c1905 (posted 24 May 1905) [Freeman's Series litho]

The Bear and Riverside, c1912 [Tomkins &amp; Barrett, Swindon] — bear_06
The Bear and Riverside, c1912 [Tomkins & Barrett, Swindon]

The Bear and Riverside, c1912 [Tomkins & Barrett, Swindon]

The Bear used to be called the "Black Bear" in the 19th century to distinguish it from the "White Bear". — bear_07
The Bear used to be called the "Black Bear" in the 19th century to distinguish it from the "White Bear".

The Bear used to be called the "Black Bear" in the 19th century to distinguish it from the "White Bear".

The Bear River Bar, 1974 — bear_08 river bar 1974
The Bear River Bar, 1974

The Bear River Bar, 1974

The Bear Hotel, c1950 — bear_09
The Bear Hotel, c1950

The Bear Hotel, c1950

Titled "Bear Street, Hungerford", c1910 — bear_10
Titled "Bear Street, Hungerford", c1910

Titled "Bear Street, Hungerford", c1910

Similar photograph to above, but black &amp; white, and titled "Charnham Street, Hungerford", c1910 — bear_10b
Similar photograph to above, but black & white, and titled "Charnham Street, Hungerford", c1910

Similar photograph to above, but black & white, and titled "Charnham Street, Hungerford", c1910

Coach and coachmen outside The Bear, c1910 — bear_11
Coach and coachmen outside The Bear, c1910

Coach and coachmen outside The Bear, c1910

The Bear Hotel and Charnham Street, 1962 — bear_12 1962
The Bear Hotel and Charnham Street, 1962

The Bear Hotel and Charnham Street, 1962

The Bear, c1930 — bear_13 1925-30
The Bear, c1930

The Bear, c1930

The Bear and Riverside, c1914 — bear_14 c1910
The Bear and Riverside, c1914

The Bear and Riverside, c1914

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