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East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Faulkner Square on the left. [Freeman series] — charnham st 101
East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Faulkner Square on the left. [Freeman series]

East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Faulkner Square on the left. [Freeman series]

West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn. [A. Parsons] — charnham st 103
West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn. [A. Parsons]

West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn. [A. Parsons]

West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn, c1906 — charnham st 105
West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn, c1906

West Charnham Street, looking east, past The Sun Inn, c1906

Looking east from the Bear Corner. In the foreground on the right is one of the crooked-shaped water pipes, used to supply water wagons which damped down the dusty road in dry weather. There were several others in the town (outside the Town Hall, and at the top of the High Street). They were installed c1906, and not removed until c1915, well after the main roads were tar-macadamed c1910. — charnham st 106
Looking east from the Bear Corner. In the foreground on the right is one of the crooked-shaped water pipes, used to supply water wagons which damped down the dusty road in dry weather. There were several others in the town (outside the Town Hall, and at the top of the High Street). They were installed c1906, and not removed until c1915, well after the main roads were tar-macadamed c1910.

Looking east from the Bear Corner. In the foreground on the right is one of the crooked-shaped water pipes, used to supply water wagons which damped down the dusty road in dry weather. There were several others in the town (outside the Town Hall, and at the top of the High Street). They were installed c1906, and not removed until c1915, well after the main roads were tar-macadamed c1910.

Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons] — charnham st 107
Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons]

Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons]

East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Wesleyan Church on right. — charnham st 108
East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Wesleyan Church on right.

East Charnham Street, looking west towards The Bear corner. Wesleyan Church on right.

East towards The Bear and Riverside. — charnham st 109
East towards The Bear and Riverside.

East towards The Bear and Riverside.

[Raphael Tuck &amp; Sons Ltd, London] — charnham st 110
[Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]

[Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]

charnham st 111

charnham st 112

From Eddington Bridge looking west. Note the "garage" sign of the Kennet Works, and in the distance is the Wesleyan Chapel. — charnham st 113
From Eddington Bridge looking west. Note the "garage" sign of the Kennet Works, and in the distance is the Wesleyan Chapel.

From Eddington Bridge looking west. Note the "garage" sign of the Kennet Works, and in the distance is the Wesleyan Chapel.

1974. — charnham st 114 1974
1974.

1974.

West Charnham Street, looking east, past Hornes [A. Parsons] — charnham st 115a
West Charnham Street, looking east, past Hornes [A. Parsons]

West Charnham Street, looking east, past Hornes [A. Parsons]

1926. [A. Parsons] — charnham st 116 1926
1926. [A. Parsons]

1926. [A. Parsons]

Bennet's, 1974. — charnham st 117 bennets 1974
Bennet's, 1974.

Bennet's, 1974.

Bennet's and Mobil Service Station, c1970 — charnham st 118 bennets and mobil c1970
Bennet's and Mobil Service Station, c1970

Bennet's and Mobil Service Station, c1970

Bennet's c1974 — charnham st 119 bennets c1974
Bennet's c1974

Bennet's c1974

West end of Charnham Street, looking at Mobil Garage and Bennet's. — charnham st 137
West end of Charnham Street, looking at Mobil Garage and Bennet's.

West end of Charnham Street, looking at Mobil Garage and Bennet's.

Looking west towards Bennet's, 1974. — charnham st 138
Looking west towards Bennet's, 1974.

Looking west towards Bennet's, 1974.

Hungerford Garages, c1982 — charnham st 140 1970 hungerford garages
Hungerford Garages, c1982

Hungerford Garages, c1982

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