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This page includes a selection of the many photographs of Charnham Street. There are many more available on the pages covering individual properties, most especially a large number under The Bear Hotel, 41 Charnham Street.

Photo Gallery:

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charnham st 101

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

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charnham st 103

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

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charnham st 105

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

charnham st 106
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.

charnham st 107
charnham st 107

Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons]

charnham st 108
charnham st 108

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

charnham st 109
charnham st 109

East towards The Bear and Riverside.

charnham st 110
charnham st 110

[Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]

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charnham st 111
charnham st 112
charnham st 112
charnham st 113
charnham st 113

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

charnham st 114 1974
charnham st 114 1974

1974.

charnham st 115a
charnham st 115a

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

charnham st 116 1926
charnham st 116 1926

1926. [A. Parsons]

charnham st 117 bennets 1974
charnham st 117 bennets 1974

Bennet's, 1974.

charnham st 118 bennets and mobil c1970
charnham st 118 bennets and mobil c1970

Bennet's and Mobil Service Station, c1970

charnham st 119 bennets c1974
charnham st 119 bennets c1974

Bennet's c1974

charnham st 137
charnham st 137

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

charnham st 138
charnham st 138

Looking west towards Bennet's, 1974.

charnham st 140 1970 hungerford garages
charnham st 140 1970 hungerford garages

Hungerford Garages, c1982

charnham st 141 19591113 mobil
charnham st 141 19591113 mobil

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

charnham st 142 19591113 mobil
charnham st 142 19591113 mobil

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

charnham st 143 19591113 mobil
charnham st 143 19591113 mobil

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

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charnham_10

The Hungerford Gas Company Ltd.

charnham st 104
charnham st 104

Looking east from the Bear Corner. ["S1547"]

charnham st 115
charnham st 115

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

095-charnham st c1906
095-charnham st c1906

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

charnham st 148 stradlings
charnham st 148 stradlings

Charnham Street c1919-20, showing entrance to Stradling & Plenty's Garage on the right. [Kingsway Real Photographs, for WH Smith. S13682] Kindly sent by Roger Day.

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froom img_2734

Oil painting of the Bear Corner and Charnham Street, c1900. Note the Victorian post box in the wall of Stradling's shop (not in Charnham Close asit is now). (With thanks to Dorothy Froom, Jun 2016).

19480000ca Charnham Street
19480000ca Charnham Street

Charnham Street towards the Red Lion and The Bear, showing Bath Road Restaurant, c1948

19300000 CharnhamSt
19300000 CharnhamSt

Western Charnham Street, 1930.

19570000 Bear Corner - Valentines
19570000 Bear Corner - Valentines

The Bear Corner and east Charnham Street, 1957 [Valentines]

Charnham St 139 1970
Charnham St 139 1970

Charnham Street 1970 [Frith]

19220503 Barr's carriage near Eddington Bridge
19220503 Barr's carriage near Eddington Bridge

Barr's horse-drawn timber carriage beside the river Kennet at Eddington bridge, May 1922 (John Newton collection).

19530000ca Charnham Street
19530000ca Charnham Street

Charnham Street c.1953.

19700000ca Charnham Street
19700000ca Charnham Street

Charnham Street c1970.

WS Parry Charnham Street-01
WS Parry Charnham Street-01

Charnham Street, c1899 (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

WS Parry Charnham Street-02
WS Parry Charnham Street-02

Charnham Street, c1899 showing The Stag Inn and entrance to HJ Bell's Coach Works  (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

WS Parry Charnham Street-03
WS Parry Charnham Street-03

Charnham Street, c1899 showing lady (?Mrs Harriet Mundy) at 34 Charnham Street, and The Stag Inn  (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

19800000ca Charnham Street, Sun Inn towards east
19800000ca Charnham Street, Sun Inn towards east

Charnham Street, from Sun Inn towards east, c1980.

19841000 Charnham Street [Ivor Speed]
19841000 Charnham Street [Ivor Speed]

Charnham Street looking west, Oct 1984 [Ivor Speed].

19841000 The Bear and Charnham Street [Ivor Speed]
19841000 The Bear and Charnham Street [Ivor Speed]

The Bear and Charnham Street, Oct 1984 [Ivor Speed].

19850400 Demolishing Bennett's before Bearwater
19850400 Demolishing Bennett's before Bearwater

Demolishing Bennet's before Bearwater, Apr 1985.

19910700 The Toad and Trout
19910700 The Toad and Trout

The Toad and Trout, Jul 1991.

19930000ca Charnham Park signs
19930000ca Charnham Park signs

Signs at entrance to Charnham Park, 1993.

- Oil painting of the Bear Corner and Charnham Street, c1900. Note the Victorian post box in the wall of Stradling's shop (not in Charnham Close asit is now). (With thanks to Dorothy Froom, June 2016).

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

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

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

- 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 c.1906, and not removed until c.1915, well after the main roads were tar-macadamed c.1910.

- Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons]

- Looking east from the Bear Corner ["S1547"]

- East towards The Bear and Riverside. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]

- The Hungerford Gas Company Ltd.

- Charnham Street, c1899 (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

- Charnham Street, c1899 showing The Stag Inn and entrance to HJ Bell's Coach Works  (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

- Charnham Street, c1899 showing lady (?Mrs Harriet Mundy) at 34 Charnham Street, and The Stag Inn  (Sent by Martin Honor, Feb 2021) [WS Parry]

- 1926 [A. Parsons]

- Barr's horse-drawn timber carriage beside the river Kennet at Eddington bridge, May 1922 (John Newton collection).

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

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

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

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

- Charnham Street c.1953.

- Looking west towards Bennet's

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

- Bennet's and Mobil Service Station c1970

- Bennet's c1974

- Mobil petrol Station 13 Nov 1959

- Mobil petrol Station 13 Nov 1959

- Mobil petrol Station 13 Nov 1959

- Charnham Street c1970.

- Charnham Street, from Sun Inn towards east, c1980.

- Aerial view of Hungerford Garages, c1982

- Charnham Street towards the Red Lion and The Bear, showing Bath Road Restaurant, c1948

- Charnham Street looking west, Oct 1984 [Ivor Speed].

- The Bear and Charnham Street, Oct 1984 [Ivor Speed].

- Demolishing Bennet's before Bearwater, Apr 1985.

- The Toad and Trout, Jul 1991.

- Signs at entrance to Charnham Park, 1993.

See also:

- The Bear Hotel, 41 Charnham Street

- Photographic Archives