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"Hungerford's First Carnival" - 17 Sep 1932 [A. Parsons]
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"Hungerford's First Carnival" - 17 Sep 1932 [A. Parsons]

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"Hungerford's First Carnival" - 17 Sep 1932 [A. Parsons]
Carnival 1933: "Constable & Queen, Hungerford Carnival, 1933" Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)
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Carnival 1933: "Constable & Queen, Hungerford Carnival, 1933" Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)

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Carnival 1933: "Constable & Queen, Hungerford Carnival, 1933" Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)
"Receiving their High Times, Hungerford Carnival, 1933". Bellman, Sid Bushnell, Constable Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)
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"Receiving their High Times, Hungerford Carnival, 1933". Bellman, Sid Bushnell, Constable Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)

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"Receiving their High Times, Hungerford Carnival, 1933". Bellman, Sid Bushnell, Constable Dr Starkey-Smith with Freda Giles (later Freda Horwood)
"The Queen Addresses the Crowds, Hungerford Carnival, 1933"
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"The Queen Addresses the Crowds, Hungerford Carnival, 1933"

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"The Queen Addresses the Crowds, Hungerford Carnival, 1933"
Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, Sep 1935.
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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, Sep 1935.

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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, Sep 1935.
Carnival 1935 - The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine
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Carnival 1935 - The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine

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Carnival 1935 - The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine
Carnival 1935 The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine
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Carnival 1935 The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine

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Carnival 1935 The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith with the Carnival Queen Madge Pine
Crowning the Carnival Queen, Sep 1935. The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith crowning the Carnival Queen Madge Pine outside the Town Hall and Corn Exchange.
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Crowning the Carnival Queen, Sep 1935. The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith crowning the Carnival Queen Madge Pine outside the Town Hall and Corn Exchange.

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Crowning the Carnival Queen, Sep 1935. The Constable, Dr. Starkey-Smith crowning the Carnival Queen Madge Pine outside the Town Hall and Corn Exchange.
Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 28 Aug 1937. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.
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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 28 Aug 1937. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.

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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 28 Aug 1937. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.
Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 29 Aug 1936. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.
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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 29 Aug 1936. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.

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Hungerford's High Times - the Carnival RagMag, 29 Aug 1936. (Kindly provided by Jane Malham) Click the thumbnail to open the pdf.
Hungerford Carnival, 30 Aug 1937. Program of Events
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Hungerford Carnival, 30 Aug 1937. Program of Events

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Hungerford Carnival, 30 Aug 1937. Program of Events
The Carnival Procession, 1937. Leading the parade up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op) is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heraldsMargaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!
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The Carnival Procession, 1937. Leading the parade up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op) is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heralds
Margaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!

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The Carnival Procession, 1937. Leading the parade up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op) is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heraldsMargaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!
Carnival procession, 1937
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Carnival procession, 1937

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Carnival procession, 1937
Carnival procession, 1937 marching up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op). Leading the parade is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heralds Margaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs. Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!
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Carnival procession, 1937 marching up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op). Leading the parade is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heralds Margaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs. Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!

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Carnival procession, 1937 marching up the High Street past International Stores (now Co-op). Leading the parade is the Bellman and Town Crier, Sid Bushnell, followed by the young heralds Margaret Cox (later Margaret Williams) and Mary McCarthy. The Carnival Queen is Mrs. Harvey, with the Constable Jimmie Munford taking her arm. Holding her train are Cissie Clements and Joyce Elliot. The carnival Queen was always the person who had sold the most raffle tickets! Competition was stiff!
Carnival procession, 1937
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Carnival procession, 1937

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Carnival procession, 1937
Carnival procession, 1937
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Carnival procession, 1937

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Carnival procession, 1937
Hungerford Carnival, 1938 Program of Events
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Hungerford Carnival, 1938 Program of Events

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Hungerford Carnival, 1938 Program of Events
Hungerford Carnival 1954. Carnivals at this time were to raise money for the new open-air swimming pool
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Hungerford Carnival 1954. Carnivals at this time were to raise money for the new open-air swimming pool

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Hungerford Carnival 1954. Carnivals at this time were to raise money for the new open-air swimming pool
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Hungerford Carnival, c1938. Marching down past Atherton Crescent.
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Hungerford Carnival, c1938. Marching down past Atherton Crescent.

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Hungerford Carnival, c1938. Marching down past Atherton Crescent.
 
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