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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.
- 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.
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