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Hungerford Club sports ground, Aug 2009
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Hungerford Club sports ground, Aug 2009

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Hungerford Club sports ground, Aug 2009
Church House sports section, 1923. In the distance can be seen the burnt out ruins of the cottage. The Hungerford fire engine attending got stuck in the mud and had to be left there overnight!
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Church House sports section, 1923. In the distance can be seen the burnt out ruins of the cottage. The Hungerford fire engine attending got stuck in the mud and had to be left there overnight!

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Church House sports section, 1923. In the distance can be seen the burnt out ruins of the cottage. The Hungerford fire engine attending got stuck in the mud and had to be left there overnight!
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Hungerford Bowls Club, 1935. Back row L to R: Fred Batt (Barber, Bridge St), Jack Jones (Civil Servant, Newbury), Arthur Killick (Grocer, 17 HS), H Astley (Solicitor, Bridge House), H Crossley (Commissioner of Oaths, 49 HS), Leo Townshend (Music Student, Croft House - now St Anthony), Arthur Glover (Manager Earles Stores), Frank Hughes (Farmer, Old Hayward), D Wyatt (Bank Clerk, 27 The Croft), Bert Holland (Farmer, Hopgrass), Fred Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), John Johns (Bank Clerk, 130 HS), ?O'Connor (Newbury).Middle row: Bert Bushnell (Registrar, 3 High Street), Harry Reid (Gardener, 19 The Croft), ???, James Seddon (Agricultural Engineer, 29 The Croft), W Webb (Music Teacher, Newbury), Bert Withall (Grocer's Assistant, Church Street), ?Caulfield (Attendance Officer), Charles Godwin (Tax Inspector, Newbury), ???, Charles Kunkler (Lamb Inn), ?Neate (?Travel Agent, Newbury).Front row: Percy Nicolls (Retired, Countryside, Salisbury Rd), Jimmy James (Miller, Essendene, The Croft), Ernest Munford (Printer, 129 HS), Gordon Starkey-Smith (Doctor, Manor House), Percy Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), Fatty (?Fred) Jessett (Baker), Harry Chapman (Water Works Manager, North View), Edwin Townshend (Independent, St Anthony, The Croft).(Info from Leo Cowell-Townshend, Feb 1985)
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Hungerford Bowls Club, 1935. Back row L to R: Fred Batt (Barber, Bridge St), Jack Jones (Civil Servant, Newbury), Arthur Killick (Grocer, 17 HS), H Astley (Solicitor, Bridge House), H Crossley (Commissioner of Oaths, 49 HS), Leo Townshend (Music Student, Croft House - now St Anthony), Arthur Glover (Manager Earles Stores), Frank Hughes (Farmer, Old Hayward), D Wyatt (Bank Clerk, 27 The Croft), Bert Holland (Farmer, Hopgrass), Fred Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), John Johns (Bank Clerk, 130 HS), ?O'Connor (Newbury).
Middle row: Bert Bushnell (Registrar, 3 High Street), Harry Reid (Gardener, 19 The Croft), ???, James Seddon (Agricultural Engineer, 29 The Croft), W Webb (Music Teacher, Newbury), Bert Withall (Grocer's Assistant, Church Street), ?Caulfield (Attendance Officer), Charles Godwin (Tax Inspector, Newbury), ???, Charles Kunkler (Lamb Inn), ?Neate (?Travel Agent, Newbury).
Front row: Percy Nicolls (Retired, Countryside, Salisbury Rd), Jimmy James (Miller, Essendene, The Croft), Ernest Munford (Printer, 129 HS), Gordon Starkey-Smith (Doctor, Manor House), Percy Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), Fatty (?Fred) Jessett (Baker), Harry Chapman (Water Works Manager, North View), Edwin Townshend (Independent, St Anthony, The Croft).
(Info from Leo Cowell-Townshend, Feb 1985)

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Hungerford Bowls Club, 1935. Back row L to R: Fred Batt (Barber, Bridge St), Jack Jones (Civil Servant, Newbury), Arthur Killick (Grocer, 17 HS), H Astley (Solicitor, Bridge House), H Crossley (Commissioner of Oaths, 49 HS), Leo Townshend (Music Student, Croft House - now St Anthony), Arthur Glover (Manager Earles Stores), Frank Hughes (Farmer, Old Hayward), D Wyatt (Bank Clerk, 27 The Croft), Bert Holland (Farmer, Hopgrass), Fred Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), John Johns (Bank Clerk, 130 HS), ?O'Connor (Newbury).Middle row: Bert Bushnell (Registrar, 3 High Street), Harry Reid (Gardener, 19 The Croft), ???, James Seddon (Agricultural Engineer, 29 The Croft), W Webb (Music Teacher, Newbury), Bert Withall (Grocer's Assistant, Church Street), ?Caulfield (Attendance Officer), Charles Godwin (Tax Inspector, Newbury), ???, Charles Kunkler (Lamb Inn), ?Neate (?Travel Agent, Newbury).Front row: Percy Nicolls (Retired, Countryside, Salisbury Rd), Jimmy James (Miller, Essendene, The Croft), Ernest Munford (Printer, 129 HS), Gordon Starkey-Smith (Doctor, Manor House), Percy Jessett (Baker, Old Post office, Eddington), Fatty (?Fred) Jessett (Baker), Harry Chapman (Water Works Manager, North View), Edwin Townshend (Independent, St Anthony, The Croft).(Info from Leo Cowell-Townshend, Feb 1985)
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Hungerford Bowls Club, c1965
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Hungerford Bowls Club, c1965

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Hungerford Bowls Club, c1965
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The redecorated Sports Pavillion, Nov 2015
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The redecorated Sports Pavillion, Nov 2015

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The redecorated Sports Pavillion, Nov 2015
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The Bowling Green, Jun 1997 [Ivor Speed].
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The Bowling Green, Jun 1997 [Ivor Speed].

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The Bowling Green, Jun 1997 [Ivor Speed].
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The bowling green, 14 Apr 2021.

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The bowling green, 14 Apr 2021.
 
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