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Planned medieval town. During 17th and 18th century the town expanded little, remaining within its medieval confines, apart from some houses built along the road leading to Hungerford Port Down - recent building has spread along the valley slope
Hungerford benefitted from the opening of the Kennet and Avon Canal, but both canal and road traffic lessened after the opening of the Great Western railway. The static nature of Hungerford's population in the 19th century explains why so much of the town's earlier architecture survives <1>. This was despite the existence of some local industries in the form of breweries and ironworks <2>. Murray's Guide <3> describes Hungerford as a mainly Georgian town, and there are a large number of listed buildings apparently of 18th to 19th century, although many earlier buildings may survive behind later refronting.
An aerial photograph of 1924 <20> shows the town with the Croft in the foreground. British Pathe has a film of the Tutti Day celebrations in 1952 <21>.
| <00> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <01> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p328. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <02> | Astill, G G. 1978. Historic Towns in Berkshire: an archaeological appraisal. P29-35. [Monograph / SWB10869] |
| <03> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p129-30. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <04> | Money, W. 1894. An Historical Sketch of The Town of Hungerford in The County of Berkshire. [Monograph / SWB11318] |
| <05> | Summers, Rev W H. 1926. The Story of Hungerford in Berkshire. [Monograph / SWB11319] |
| <06> | Guilding, J M. 1949. Papers of Rev. Guilding. [Unpublished document / SWB13128] |
| <07> | Hungerford Rural District Council. 1952. Hungerford Berkshire - The Official Guide. [Monograph / SWB14462] |
| <08> | Pitcher, A. 1987?. Hungerford Remembered. [Unpublished document / SWB14460] |
| <09> | Pihlens, H and Brooks, J. 1988. A walk about Hungerford. [Monograph / SWB147938] |
| <10> | Newbury Weekly News. 1990. Painting is Ageless/Painting 16th century. [Article in serial / SWB13123] |
| <11> | Pihlens, H. 1992. Hungerford - A Pictorial History. [Monograph / SWB13119] |
| <12> | Thames Water Southern Division. 1985. Hungerford Sewer Record. [Map / SWB13114] |
| <13> | Haseltine, P. 1993. Reminiscences of Twentieth Century Hungerford. [Unpublished document / SWB14461] |
| <14> | 15/09/1963. BCC40/8.009-010. [Photograph / SWB3847] |
| <15> | Segar, R. 2000. Hungerford 2000 - A Souvenir & Celebration. [Monograph / SWB13998] |
| <16> | Pihlens, H. 2008. Hungerford - A Pictorial History (Revised and Enlarged Edition). [Monograph / SWB147937] |
| <17> | Pihlens, H. 2009. Hungerford Virtual Museum. https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/. 01/07/2010. [Website / SWB147895]
https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/ (Accessed 05/10/2021) |
| <18> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p62-63 Berkshire towns 1500-1700. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
| <19> | Greenaway, D and Dunlop, L. 2011. Around the Three Valleys. p53-4. [Monograph / SWB148275] |
| <20> | Aerofilms. 01/07/1924. Britain from Above - EPW011136. Aerial Photo. [Photograph / SWB149472]
https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW011136 (Accessed 05/04/2019) |
| <21> | 1896-1978. British Pathe historical collection. https://www.britishpathe.com/video/tutti-men. [Projected and video material / SWB149451]
https://www.britishpathe.com/ (Accessed 01/08/2018) |
| MWB5070 | Bridge Street, Hungerford (Monument) |
| MWB5064 | Charnham Street, Hungerford (Monument) |
| MWB5059 | CHURCH STREET, HUNGERFORD (Monument) |
| MWB5034 | HIGH STREET, HUNGERFORD (Monument) |
| MWB5072 | PARK STREET, HUNGERFORD (Monument) |
| MWB5074 | PARSONAGE LANE, HUNGERFORD (Monument) |
| MWB15518 | Site of Platt's Brewery, Everland Road, Hungerford (Tesco [former Somerfield] Store) (Monument) |
| MWB5076 | St Lawrence's Church, Hungerford (Building) |
| MWB3375 | HUNGERFORD TOWN - medieval borough (Place) |
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |