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The Downgate boasts a long, and no doubt colourful history... | ||
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Originally named the Spotted Cow it was first recorded in the 1841 census. | |||||||||||
Portdown, c 1910 | |||||||||||
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By 1871 it had been re-named the Royal Exchange and then took its current name some time later. | |||||||||||
The Royal Exchange 1936 | |||||||||||
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The Royal Exchange, 1944 | ||
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This information and the photos come from the Hungerford Virtual Museum site which contains a wealth of information about the history of Hungerford, including that of the Downgate and many more of Hungerford's inns and taverns. | ||
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