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Market Place looking west along Church Street. Note James Great Western Mill, destroyed by fire in June 1960
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Market Place looking west along Church Street. Note James Great Western Mill, destroyed by fire in June 1960

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Market Place looking west along Church Street. Note James Great Western Mill, destroyed by fire in June 1960
Looking north over Hungerford, c1938.Note the cinema recently built (1934). Atherton Crescent was built in 1921.
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Looking north over Hungerford, c1938.
Note the cinema recently built (1934). Atherton Crescent was built in 1921.

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Looking north over Hungerford, c1938.Note the cinema recently built (1934). Atherton Crescent was built in 1921.
Looking north west over the Croft and St Lawrence's Church, c1972. Note Tumblings recently built, the Churchyard mostly cleared of headstones, but the cottages near the surgery still present. [Unknown. "A/172589"]
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Looking north west over the Croft and St Lawrence's Church, c1972. Note Tumblings recently built, the Churchyard mostly cleared of headstones, but the cottages near the surgery still present. [Unknown. "A/172589"]

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Looking north west over the Croft and St Lawrence's Church, c1972. Note Tumblings recently built, the Churchyard mostly cleared of headstones, but the cottages near the surgery still present. [Unknown. "A/172589"]
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Looking north over High Street, c1955. Note the pre-1960 railway bridge.
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Looking north over High Street, c1955. Note the pre-1960 railway bridge.

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Looking north over High Street, c1955. Note the pre-1960 railway bridge.
Looking north-west over High Street and Church Street, c1928, before James Mill was built in Church Street (1930)
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Looking north-west over High Street and Church Street, c1928, before James Mill was built in Church Street (1930)

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Looking north-west over High Street and Church Street, c1928, before James Mill was built in Church Street (1930)
Looking north east over the canal wharf and Bridge Street, c1955.
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Looking north east over the canal wharf and Bridge Street, c1955.

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Looking north east over the canal wharf and Bridge Street, c1955.
Looking east over The Croft, c1928.Note the houses built near the Hungerford Club sports area, and the different layout of the greens.
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Looking east over The Croft, c1928.
Note the houses built near the Hungerford Club sports area, and the different layout of the greens.

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Looking east over The Croft, c1928.Note the houses built near the Hungerford Club sports area, and the different layout of the greens.
Looking north over the west side of Hungerford, 1948.Note that Dog Lane (Church Way) is built (1935), Moore's Place, the cinema and Honeyfields.
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Looking north over the west side of Hungerford, 1948.
Note that Dog Lane (Church Way) is built (1935), Moore's Place, the cinema and Honeyfields.

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Looking north over the west side of Hungerford, 1948.Note that Dog Lane (Church Way) is built (1935), Moore's Place, the cinema and Honeyfields.
Looking south up the High Street, c1980. Note the new buildings adjacent to the Town Hall, and the car park in Church Street.
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Looking south up the High Street, c1980. Note the new buildings adjacent to the Town Hall, and the car park in Church Street.

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Looking south up the High Street, c1980. Note the new buildings adjacent to the Town Hall, and the car park in Church Street.
Looking north over Canal Walk and Bridge Street, 9 Aug 2007.
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Looking north over Canal Walk and Bridge Street, 9 Aug 2007.

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Looking north over Canal Walk and Bridge Street, 9 Aug 2007.
19830900 Aerial view of Hungerford from north
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Aerial view of the town from the south-west, c.1971 (with thanks to Marguerite Pyatt).
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Aerial view of the town from the south-west, c.1971 (with thanks to Marguerite Pyatt).

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Aerial view of the town from the south-west, c.1971 (with thanks to Marguerite Pyatt).
Lower High Street, c.1980 (with thanks to Sarah Wright).
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Lower High Street, c.1980 (with thanks to Sarah Wright).

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Lower High Street, c.1980 (with thanks to Sarah Wright).
The station and Oakes Bros, c.1980.
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The station and Oakes Bros, c.1980.

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The station and Oakes Bros, c.1980.
 
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