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]

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.

Looking east from the Bear Corner [A. Parsons]

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

East towards The Bear and Riverside.

[Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]

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

1974.

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

1926. [A. Parsons]

Bennet's, 1974.

Bennet's and Mobil Service Station, c1970

Bennet's c1974

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

Looking west towards Bennet's, 1974.

Hungerford Garages, c1982

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

Mobil petrol Station, 13 Nov 1959

The Hungerford Gas Company Ltd.

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

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

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

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.

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).

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

Western Charnham Street, 1930.

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

Charnham Street 1970 [Frith]

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

Charnham Street c.1953.

Charnham Street c1970.

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]

Charnham Street, from Sun Inn towards east, c1980.

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.