Hungerford Collection

Union Workhouse, Wantage, Oxfordshire
The Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941

Balloon over London 1833
The opening of Hungerford Market, London, is celebrated by a balloon flight by G Graham

Clifton Suspension Brg
The Bridge under construction. Part of the bridge was moved from the old Hungerford Bridge over the Thames

Clifton Bridge Photo
Clifton suspension bridge over the Avon, linking Gloucester- shire and Somerset, opened 1864, is largely constructed from the materials of Londons former Hungerford Bridge

Festival of Britain - View from River with Skylon
Festival of Britain - View of the South Bank site seen from over the River Thames, with Skylon, Shot Tower and Royal Festival Hall all visible

Aerial plan of the Festival of Britain site, London
Aerial plan of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, showing all the main buildings and other venues of interest. Date: May 1951

HALFWAY HOUSE TOLL
This striking-looking building, known as the Halfway House, is an old Tollhouse and a well-known landmark on the Bath Road (A4) between Hungerford and Newbury

Frozen River Thames at Hungerford Bridge, London, Victorian period

Church Street, Kings visit to Hungerford - 1912
Church Street, Kings visit to Hungerford on 21st October 1912

High Street, Hungerford

Hungerford High Street early 1900s

Hungerford Church Street The King's visit - 1912
Hungerford Church Street The King's visit on 21st October 1912

1840s Victorian Map of Berkshire

Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal
Sir Charles Portal (1893-1971), recently appointed Chief of the Air Staff, with the rank of air chief marshal, and two members of his staff. Date: 1940

A pavement artist under Hungerford Bridge, City of London. Date: circa 1970

Photograph taken from Victoria Tower. Date: 1900s

Signal Station - Hungerford Bridge - Charing Cross 1864
The Signal Station on the North end of Hungerford Bridge over the River Thames, leading into Charing Cross Station, London. Date: 1864

Hungerford Union Workhouse
A view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown

Cartoon, Jones has an excellent view of the Sea Serpent 1856
Cartoon, Jones has an excellent view of the Sea Serpent on his voyage from the Isle of Dogs to Hungerford Pier. Date: 1856

Hungerford Bridge made of wrought iron, a suspension footbridge running from the South Bank to Hungerford Market on the north side of the Thames

High tide of the Thames in Lambeth 1850
Hide tide, overflow of the River Thames, Vine Street, Lambeth. Date: 1850

Hungerford Bridge
Hungerford and Lambeth suspension foot bridge

Hungerford railway and footbridge, River Thames, London
Hungerford railway and footbridge crossing the River Thames in Central London. Date: 1860

Metropolitan Meat Market
19th century engraving of the Metropolitan Meat Market. The market originally covered 30 acres of the site and grounds of Copenhagen House (previously a pleasure resort and tea garden)

Sphinx - Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle
Sphinx - River Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle. Westminster and Hungerford Bridge can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1930s

Thames Embankment - Old Scotland Yard and Boudicca Statue
Thames Embankment, London - Old Scotland Yard and Boudicca Statue - sculpted in 1850 by Thomas Thornycroft. Date: 1909

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill
The counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames

A diagram of the proposed Charing Cross Bridge
Plans for a new double-decker bridge at Charing Cross, designed by Sir Owen Williams and at the time recently approved by a royal commission

New Embankment, Hungerford, Thames, London Morning
New Embankment, Hungerford, Thames, London (Morning) (1865). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1865

London at Night - Cleopatras Needle and Victoria Embankment. The red granite obelisk was brought to London from Egypt in 1878 - its base is flanked by two bronze statues of the sphinx. Date: 1932

Signal Box, Newbury West, Berkshire
Signal Box, Newbury West, near Hungerford, Berkshire, England. Great Western Railway Date: 1920s

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Suggested site for London University
A suggested site for London University: how another fine building might be placed next to the new LCC Hall (later known as County Hall)

Hungerford Market
The Market looks grand enough from the river, but the buildings at Charing Cross are less than distinguished... Date: 1832

London Milestone
A tall stone milestone on the famous Bath Road (The A4), England : 1 mile to Hungerford, 8 miles to Newbury, 64 miles to London. Date: 1940s

Sir Edward Hungerford
SIR EDWARD HUNGERFORD statesman, creator of Hungerford Market, near Charing Cross, London. His monument and coat of arms. Date: 1632 - 1711

Cleopatras Needle and Whitehall Court, London. Date: circa 1920s

Opening of New Hungerford Market, London
Crowds of people at the opening of New Hungerford Market, London, with Mr Graham ascending in his balloon. 2 July 1833

Opening of the New Hungerford Market
View during the opening of the New Hungerford Market, with boats on the River Thames, and a balloon in the sky, piloted by Mr Graham. 2 July 1833

A view of the New Hungerford market, taken from the terrace

Lieutenant Ernest Gidden receiving the George Cross, 1942
Lieutenant Ernest Gidden(1910 -1961)receiving the George Cross for making safe a mine which had fallen on Hungerford Bridge

Hocktide Kiss
Hocktide at Hungerford, Berkshire, England. A Tutti Man carrying a bouquet demands a kiss from every female, or a penny fine! Date: 1930s

Farleigh Castle

Farleigh Castle Gate
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England. Building began in the 1370s by Sir Thomas Hungerford and extended by his son, Walter, in the 15th century : Walls & gateway Date: 14th & 15th century

River Thames - 1953
View from Hungerford Bridge towards the City - Festival Hall Pier on right, Waterloo Bridge crossing the Thames and St. Pauls in background. Pleasure craft on water

Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London
General view of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, looking down the River Thames from Big Ben. From the right can be seen County Hall, the Dome of Discovery

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