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Roberta's, Jun 2010
WH Giles, Hungerford carrier, outside Stradling & Plenty, c1920. The dozen or so local carriers fulfilled a vital role in the community, providing a link with adjacent towns and villages in the days before any 'public' transport. William Harry Giles provided carriage to Newbury three days a week from 1903. He is photographed here with his sons Harry (standing) and Percy (in the driving seat), and their Daimler coach.
Stradling & Plenty's advertisement for the sale of Pennington Cars
The Bear Corner, on the occasion of the visit by King George V, 21 Oct 1912. Note Strading & Plenty's premises on the right side, and the AA man.
Bear Corner, c1918, showing Stradling's shop on right, and the petrol pums at the Bear yard beyond the hotel on the left.
Roberta's, Jun 2010
"Cut it Fine" Hair and Beauty salon, 5 Mar 2019.
RTA at the Bear Corner, 14 Aug 1915. (See main article on 1st World War for more). (HLP)
Hungerford's Foot Care and Beauty Boutique, Dec 2021.
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