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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.

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Dick Lovett BMW, Jun 2010.
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Dick Lovett BMW, Jun 2010.

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Dick Lovett BMW, Jun 2010.
Charnham Street, c1936, showing the signage for Stradling's Garage.
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Charnham Street, c1936, showing the signage for Stradling's Garage.

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Charnham Street, c1936, showing the signage for Stradling's Garage.
Charnham Street 1974, sowing the Mobil filling station.
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Charnham Street 1974, sowing the Mobil filling station.

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Charnham Street 1974, sowing the Mobil filling station.
The Bear, c1925, showing the BP petrol bowswer and oil pumps on the right.
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The Bear, c1925, showing the BP petrol bowswer and oil pumps on the right.

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The Bear, c1925, showing the BP petrol bowswer and oil pumps on the right.
"Bath Road, Hungerford", c1945 (Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, London)
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"Bath Road, Hungerford", c1945 (Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, London)

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"Bath Road, Hungerford", c1945 (Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, London)
Staff at Stradlings Garage, c1948.
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Staff at Stradlings Garage, c1948.

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Staff at Stradlings Garage, c1948.
Staff in Stradlings Garage, c1948.
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Staff in Stradlings Garage, c1948.

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Staff in Stradlings Garage, c1948.
Hungerford refuse lorry at Stradlings Garage, c1948.
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Hungerford refuse lorry at Stradlings Garage, c1948.

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Hungerford refuse lorry at Stradlings Garage, c1948.
The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.

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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.

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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.

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The remains of the 1930s Stradling Garage before redevelopment, Jun 2004.
 
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