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Hunt meet at Weald Manor 2003 and January 5th 2004
On January 5th 2004 the hunt met at Weald Manor. They usually meet the Monday before Christmas but the weather meant that meet had to be cancelled and rescheduled. They met in 2003 in the new year too.In the photos taken early C20th Martins the ...
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Barbara Hunt nee Green's certificates for The Torchbearers & Junior Red Cross
Torchbearers International (sometimes known as ‘Capernwray’) is a worldwide community of believers in the saving, transforming and indwelling life of Jesus Christ. There are currently 25 Torchbearers Centres in 20 countries on 4 continents around ...
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Members of Freda Bradley's family
Along with Freda there are photographs of her brothers Jim and Ken with their grandmother Mrs Dewe, her mother Phyllis and aunt/mother's sister Lilian, Philly Dewe her grandfather in his Morris dancing clothes, Billy Dewe her uncle, her fathe...
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Bowls Club annual dinner March 9th 1968
Bampton used to have a bowls club and played at Weald Manor. Michael Cleaver was playing for Bampton at this time, (in the days of George Dafter, Percy Money, Trav Gordon, Harold Hargreaves, Bert Saunders etc.)Doris and Mike were both friendly wi...
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The children from the village school re-enacted the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Rev. David Lloyd dressed as a bishop and children took the part of the queen and other relevant people, including Rev David's son Andrew who was the cross ...
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Lloyd Hughes Owens' account of schools in Bampton
When Lloyd Hughes Owens retired in the 1960s he put the finishing touches to his album all about schools in Bampton. There is mention of the Old Grammar School, now our library and the exhibition room used by West Ox Arts and the Archive called t...
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Tony Allam baking the last batches of bread before Constables closed c1981
Tony Allam was the baker for Mrs Constable for many years. The shop was by the roundabout opposite The Talbot and is now the Chinese takeaway called Mark's Kitchen. These photographs show the beautiful ovens and all the surrounding area.Tre...
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Account of the 1975 Shirt Race
The first Shirt Race in Bampton was run to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and it's been run every year on the Saturday of the May Bank Holiday weekend ever since. In 2016 the Witney Gazette ran one of their articles on events...
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Legal documents; a plea for change of the proposed area of Inclosure for Aston, Bampton 1834
These letters were recovered from a box full of solicitor’s papers. They show the correspondence in 1834 between Rev. B Price of Aston, Bampton, and Mr George Harcourt, who was the Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1831 to 1862. Mr Pryce...
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Alan Clarke, landlord of The Horse Shoe dies September 29th 2013
Alan Clarke died suddenly on Monday September 29th 2013. He was landlord of the Horse Shoe in Bampton. The article gives far more information about Alan's working life
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Death of Evalyn Hornsby May 2015 then Fred Hornsby August 2015
Evalyn and Fred Hornby had lived in Bampton for many decades. Fred worked for John Henly and then his son Roy on Deanery farm and Hobbs Buildings and Evalyn worked at University farm for Mary Rouse. Evalyn died in the May and Fred in the August ...
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This Dutch marching band performed in Bampton for us in 2008. This was the Amigo Marching Band from Leiden. We also had a Stage Band from Leiden that played from a ‘Curtain sided’ trailer a few years previous at the Shirt Race. Bampton has enj...
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Muffled peal rung for Major Robert Colvile July 4th 2008
The bells were rung half muffled in memory of Major Robert Colvile on July 4th 2008. These pictures show the ringers and a group photo with Rosemary Colvile
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Bampton Today 1965 - an album created by Bampton branch of the Women's Institute
At the end of 1965 the Bampton branch of the Women's Institute produced this album called "Bampton Today 1965" for an inter-branch competition it is probably the best source anywhere of Bampton in any single year. It covers many su...
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Adrian Simmonds, working and in retirement. 2010 and his funeral program and eulogy
Adrian Simmonds lived and worked in his shop on the western side of the Market Square for many years. June Taylor and Iris Wheeler nee Martin (married to Andy) were working there when Adrian bought the shop and were with him right up to his reti...
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Phil Addison and Terry Rouse and a choir boys' outing to Southsea 1947
Phil Addison and his family came to live in Bampton in 1940 to escape the bombing on the south coast. Phil was aged 7 and he stayed in Bampton until 1950 aged 17. He was in the choir of St Mary's and the photograph shows the boys L-R back r...
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The Shirt race in the early days
Three photographs of the Shirt Race starting with one taken in 1955 and ending with one of Rocky in 1989.
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Bampton C of E School built its own pool in 1970
At Whitsun 1970 the school in Bampton opened its own swimming pool after much fund raising and a lot of hard work by many local people. In the column in the Witney Gazette which recalls events in times past, in March 2016 it reprinted a piece fro...
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The Eeles family, their shop and family tree
These are photographs and documents and family trees all to do with the Eeles family.EDWARD ~2 - Edward Rolls in his cousin's (the Hon Charles Rolls) model plane. Edward Rolls was related to Grace Eeles of Eeles grocery store (now Budgens 20...
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The Eeles family, here and in Canada and some family trees
This photograph is of the Eeles family. There are pages about the branch of the family that emigrated to Canada, pension awarded to Ebenezer Eeles and his discharge certificate and pension notification and a form from the dispersal hospital centr...
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Flowers outside Adrian Simmonds' 24.7.13 west side Market Square
Adrian Simmonds ran a shop on the west side of the Market Square selling pet food, a vast range of household items, cigarettes and snuff and sweets. Outside, his window boxes and general floral display made the whole area a joy to behold througho...
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Wood Green school bus crashes; 3 die and 16 hurt February 3rd 1972
In icy and snowy conditions the bus bringing children from Wood Green School to Bampton crashed at Hoppy's Corner killing two boys, Gary Gerhardt from Bampton and Gary John Hawkins from Clanfield. At least 14 of the 46 pupils on the coach we...
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Fiddles & Feet in the Market Square June 2nd 2012
Bampton celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II through the day and evenings for four days from the Saturday 2nd of June. Fiddles and Feet entertained us royally in the Market Square in the afternoon of Saturday June 2nd with the dan...
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Cycle ride to raise the need for a cycle pathway Bampton-Tadpole Bridge
In 1999 there was a mass cycle ride organised to highlight the need for a cycle pathway from Bampton to The Trout Inn at Tadpole bridge on the Buckland Road. The bridge crosses the River Thames. Young and old took part but sadly, it did not lead...
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St Mary's choir boys on an outing to Southsea in 1947
In 1947 no girls were allowed in the choir at St Mary's which was quite normal in most churches at that time. In the summer of 1947 these 9 choirboys were taken on an outing to Southsea as a treat. Back row L-R Bill Daniels, Philip Addison,...
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Terry, Janet, Keith and Brian Rouse May 29th 2013
Terry Rouse came to live in Bampton in 1943 aged 9. His father Reg Rouse had been farming in Somerset at Upper Langford and George Collins had a field next to the farm where Reg was working. George bought Weald farm and advertised for a farm man...
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Rose Gerring, born December 12th 1923, died September 2013
Bampton was very much enriched by the life of Rose Gerring because she took such an active part in so many areas and you can read about them in the eulogy. The two photographs - one was taken just post WWII at her home Sandford House and the othe...
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WI Drama Group perform Aladdin. March 7th 1975
The Women's Institute chose Aladdin for their annual pantomime in 1975. Carol Court played Aladdin; the princess by Sally Verdon, Sylvia Barney played Widow Twanky, Edna Amos was the Wicked Uncle, Ann Irvin was Sing-Sing and Audrey Court was...
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Edwin Eley's forms re his industrial accident and claim for special hardship allowance
Edwin Eley had an accident at work resulting in diminished use of both arms and tender right lower leg. The forms show the tortuous process involved in getting financial assistance.4 pictures. A leaflet produced by the Ministry of National Insura...
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Bampton Church Bellringers' savings book 1959-1972
This savings account with the Midland Bank was used to earn interest on monies received by the bellringers, for ringing for weddings, who during the period of this savings account used the money to buy new ropes when needed and grease to lubricate...
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Donkey Derby, August 27th Bank Holiday Monday 2012
The SPAJERS - Society for The Preservation of Ancient Junketing - organise a Donkey Derby on August Bank Holiday Monday to give the Bampton folk fun while raising funds to make life better for the senior citizens of Bampton and Lew. The Wednesday...
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Sub officer Arthur Beckley receives BEM at the County Fire HQ in Kidlington
Sub Officer Arthur H Beckley joined the NFS as a fireman at Bampton in 1946 and was officer in charge from 1960. I think this cutting is from a local paper approximately 1973. Arthur was awarded the BEM for his outstanding service. Arthur was b...
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Two aerial photographs of Bampton c1998
These are two aerial photographs of Bampton probably taken in 1993 but could be 1994.. The Lanes have been built so it must be on or after 1985 but Pembroke Place, next to the Fire Station in Manor View (leading into New Road) is in the very earl...
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Tree planting on March 24th 1973 to mark Tree Planting Year
Volunteers planted 80 trees allocated to Bampton through the County Council for “Tree Planting year” in the grass by the layby near Cowleaze Corner. The grassy area had been created when the steep bend in the road was removed c1971. Mr Doug Read...
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Extracts copied from the ledger of builder John H. Joyce, 1907-1910
The very large ledge book belonging to builder J H Joyce records his clients' names, addresses and where they lived and Miriam James has copied some out for ease of reading. Although Mr Joyce lived in Bampton it can be seen that he occasion...
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Molly Rose awarded a badge by Gordon Brown 2008 for her work in the ATA during WWII
You can hear Molly talking about her life and work on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7n2Np5FkngMolly Rose flew 38 different types of aircraft during WWII including the Spitfire as part of her work when in the Air Transport Auxiliary. ...
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The War Memorial in the Market Square
The War Memorial in the Market Square has names on from the WWI, WWII and Afghanistan. These photographs take you around the memorial so that you can see every name on it. It also shows the newly added name in 2009 of Jason Mackie (Afghanistan) ...
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Removal of the last 2 masts at what was RAF Bampton Castle 2015
In December 2003 approximately 72 tall masts were taken down at RAF Bampton Castle in Weald when the station was closed down. Two small masts remained until October 5th and 6th 2015 when they too were removed and these 11 photographs document the...
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Vulcan bomber flew over Bampton June 13th 2009
This Vulcan bomber has been lovingly restored by enthusiasts but it's doubtful it will fly again, it's just too costly so we were lucky to see it.
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Downton Abbey leaving party in Sandford Field July 22nd 2015
Carnival Films came to Bampton at least twice a year from 2010 to 2015 inclusive to film parts of Downton Abbey. After six years of Bampton being host to the filming of many of the outside scenes the production company hosted a farewell party for...
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Bus Shelter gift from the Royal Corps of Signals. Sept 12th 1969
The Royal Corps of Signals were at their base in Weald from 1943 until September 1969 after which it was RAF Bampton Castle. Before the Weald station was ready to receive them, they were based in a house in Fox Close off New Road in Bampton. Whe...
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Thatched Cottage. The story of a house in Church Street by T. E. Crowley 1963
Terry Crowley came to RAF Brize Norton in December 1962 and was billeted in The Talbot. He found 'Thatched Cottage' in Church Street and while it was dilapidated, Terry fell in love with and asked his wife Wendy to come and see it. The...
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Obituary in The Guardian for Molly Rose OBE aged 95. ATA pilot in WWII
This is the obituary written in The Guardian newspaper on November 19th 2016 for Molly Rose who was 95. Molly was one of the few remaining female pilots who were in the ATA during WWII where she flew 38 different aircraft. She was the wife of Be...
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During WWII many ladies from the ATA flew many types of aeroplanes, delivering them for the men to fly on active service and sometime acting as a taxi service to bring back ladies who had done the delivering. Two of those ladies were Molly Rose a...
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Locomotive 7412 at Brize Norton and Bampton railway station in 1961
Locomotive 7412 at Brize Norton and Bampton railway station in 1961, this time in colour. For an excellent piece of research and lovely photographs do have a look at http://www.fairfordbranch.co.uk/index.htm
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Document detailing the sale of Calais Farm in 1984 (9 pages to view)
A PDF document of 9 pages detailing the sale of Calais Farm in 1984 by Moore, Allen and Innocent for Mr Bryan Stevens. About 185 acres freehold with vacant possession for sale by private treaty as a whole or in six lots
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Mr Bovington's safe return from the Falklands War is celebrated
The photograph shows the joy and celebration of the return of Mr Bovington from the Falklands War - he is standing at the front of the group with his mother Yvette and they are surrounded by families who live very close to them in Bampton
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Arnold Woodley's Junior Morris team outside the Talbot 1974
Arnold Woodley's junior Morris team outside the Talbot in 1974
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What was Arnold Woodley's team, the Bampton Morris Men at Glebelands 2002. Back row L-R:- Ken Adams, Brian O'Rorke ,??, Paul Smith (accordion), ??, Laurence Adams (Squire), ??, ? Adams, Bill Fowler, Barry Care (fool) , ?? behind , ??, A...
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Musicians with the Bampton Morris Men
Arnold Woodley squire of the Bampton Morris Men on the left playing the fiddle, Brendan Cassidy on fiddle in the centre and Frank Purslow on the right.
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Musician with the Bampton Morris Men
Arnold Woodley, squire and fiddler with Frank Purslow on melodeon and a young Andrew Bathe on fiddle playing for the Bampton Morris Men. Myra Titchener and Sonner Townsend in the background.
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Alec Wixey on the left with Roy Hewitt Morris dancing with Bampton Morris Men
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Sonner Townsend clocks up 65 years with the Morris
'Sonner' Townsend, real name Albert, started dancing in 1925. In 1980 when he was 76 he clocked up 65 years of dancing and fooling.
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Improving access to Oxfordshire's countryside and green spaces
TOE2 is Oxfordshire's independent environmental funder, supporting projects that make real and lasting improvements to the environment and to the lives of local people. TOE2, a charity and a not-for-profit company has worked in partnership ...
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Morris pictures over several decades
This collection of photographs was found in an outbuilding behind the Horse Shoe pub. They range from Reg Hall playing the fiddle, Francis Shergold play the melodeon, the Bampton Traditional Morris side c1970, c1995 and 1966 and on the steps of t...
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Kit Jackson's photograph collection
These photographs were part of the collection belonging to Kit Jackson; they are of her family, Morris Men, work colleagues, buildings, billeted soldiers in Bampton, pigeon fancier, friends, school classes and the mystery tours she used to arrange...
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Floods outside the Elephant & Castle May 16th 1932
Flooding hit Bampton again May 16th 1932. The picture shows some people being given a piggy-back through the floods and two people being pulled in a pram.
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Postcard to Mrs W J Johnson September 28th 1905. Picture of Town Hall, Drapers & the Talbot
Picture postcard across the east end of the Market Square showing part of the Town Hall, The Drapers, The Talbot and Hythe House. It is addressed to Mrs W. J. Johnson at Syringa Cottage in Aston post dated September 28th 1905.
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Picture postcard High St looking East from the Grange. To Miss K Phillips post stamp March 13th 1908
Picture postcard of the High Street looking east from outside the Grange. Addressed to Miss K Phillips in Stanton Harcourt. The New Inn and Pembrey's department store can be see with the steeple of St Mary The Virgin in the background. Th...
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Picture postcard of Weald Manor addressed to Miss H Phillips, Stanton Harcourt January 17th 1908
This is a picture postcard of Weald Manor addressed to Miss H Phillips and date stamped January 17th 1908
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Bampton Football team 1906/7. Postcard May 13th 1907 to Miss K Phillips
This is a picture postcard of Bampton Football team in the 1906/7 season. The card has been sent to Miss K Phillips in Stanton Harcourt from Bampton on May 13th 1907.
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Bampton Fire Brigade at Crystal Palace July 1907
Bampton Fire Brigade won many tournaments and they did well in July 1907 at Crystal Palace which is where this photograph was taken for a postcard
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The White family who lived in Sandford Cottage from at least as early as 1900
The White family lived in Sandford Cottage, the thatched cottage on the south side of Sandford field from at least as early as 1900. These photographs cover the period 1910 to 1960. They are all family related, some babies, children, adults, in ...
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Members of Frank Hudson's family
These photographs are all from the first half of the twentieth century. Frank William Hudson's father was William Cooper Hudson, his grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Townsend nee Portlock and his grandfather was Alec. Frank's Aunty Dora ...
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Freda Bradley wrote a lovely book called 'Bampton; The Way It Was.' These are photographs of her parents and grandparents and of Freda when young with her brothers Jim and Ken with their grandmother Mrs Dewe, taken in 1937.
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Ted Dixey was known to most Bamptonians as a bellringer and Morris dancer. These are photograph of his maternal grandparents, his sister and husband Robert Ferguson, of Ted himself and his fiance of 40 years, Sylvia. Sadly, Ted was very deaf but...
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These photographs are very likely to have been taken in 1913. The fiddler dancing a jig to his own playing is William Nathan Wells, better known as Jingy."If those photos are 1913 it makes some sense, given that the collector Clive Carey was...
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Several newspaper items about Downton Abbey in Bampton, 2015 and 2016
Esther Hepworth grew up in Bampton as did her parents and grandparents. Esther was an Extra in Downton Abbey and she commented that dressed as an older lady, she felt she was walking in the footsteps of her great-grandmother because she lived in ...
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AGGROW. Letter to OCC by chairman John Bowler - 14.3.17
AGGROW ie Anti Gravel Group of Residents in Oxfordshire West. Alvescot, Bampton, Black Bourton, Brize Norton, Broadwell, Carterton, Clanfield, Grafton/Radcot, Kelmscott, Kencot and Langford. Once again attempts are being made (March 2017) to ex...
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A letter to election candidates October 5th 2016 from Need Not Greed
"Need Not Greed Oxfordshire (NNGO) is a coalition of nearly 30 community groups from across Oxfordshire. Groups in the Witney constituency area include Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally (ROAR), Help Preserve Burford Campaign, Society for the Pro...
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Details of the 8 bells in St Mary The Virgin church
This page gives information on the 8 bells that hang in St Mary The Virgin church - their diameter, the date they were cast and who made them.
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A History of The Bampton Beam by Susan Phillips.
Susan Phillips began The Bampton Beam and this is her account of how it came into being.
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Appeal for the restoration of the bells of St Mary The Virgin
The leaflet was produced to explain what needed to be done with the bells of St Mary's and the costs involved. By 1629 Bampton had a ring of six bells, a very early date for a ring of this number. They were probably all cast, or recast, by N...
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List of Bampton Traditional Morris Men c1981
This is a list of Bampton Traditional Morris Men c1981 plus people who regularly had a connection with the side. It is hand written by Dave Rose for Francis Shergold but does not have Francis's details on it
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Downton stars big fans of Bampton butcher's bangers September 2014
Prize winning bangers made by a village butchers have taken on a whole new level of fame after being endorsed by Downton Abbey stars. The Bampton Royal pork sausages, produced on site at Patrick Strainge Butchers, were feasted on by the cast of t...
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Downton Abbey fans descend on Bampton Sept 28th 2012
Robin Shuckburgh, chairman of the Bampton Community Archive, explains that many coaches a week are coming with tourists keen to see where the outside scenes of Downton Abbey are filmed. The church has been used for weddings, nearly weddings and C...
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Downton filming in Bampton April 23rd 2014
Downton Abbey was being filmed in Bampton again in April 2014. Most of the actors are very obliging, willing talking with the younger generation and several Bampton people are extras. The filming takes place immediately around, and sometimes in,...
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Downton cash helps keep village library open
Robin Shuckburgh and Jane Wallis, from Bampton Library’s support team, with parish councillor Joanna Downing at the library.DOWNTON Abbey has brought prestige, glamour and tourists to the village of Bampton – and has helped keep paid staff at the ...
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Lloyd Hughes Owen's hand-written notes on senior people & typed out for ease of reading
About 1974 Lloyd Hughes Owens made these notes on people he referred to as Senior People. Simply, they are people who had influence and sway on life in Bampton and Weald. In the pdf document you'll see his handwritten notes followed by our ...
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Locals in trouble with the law 2015 & 2016
One case of fraud and one of abusive behaviour
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Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton 1983-1985
In 1983 Terry Crowley began taking photographs of people in Bampton who worked here, or were born here, or worked for charities here or any combination. It was before the days of digital photography so it was unusual for someone to think to recor...
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Wall in Church Close being repaired and new opening created February 17th 2016
A large section of wall in Church Close fell and badly damaged at least two vehicles. The wall was eventually repaired and a new opening created where a gateway was made.
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Summertown United Reformed Church Triptych on loan to St Mary's for October 2016
In October 2016 a Triptych made by the Summertown United Reformed Church was lent to St Mary's. It illustrates all the books of the bible. There was no cost for this, just a request for photographs of people looking at the Triptych.
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September 19th 2016. Guttering over south aisle blocked, lead cracked in places
Water getting into the church of St Mary's proved to be caused by sandbags having been left in the guttering, perhaps from when the roof was re-tiled but that's not certain. The workmen who worked on the roof took my camera up to take t...
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Ploughing Match in Kelmscott September 26th 2015
The Fairford, Faringdon, Filkins and Burford Ploughing Match Society held their annual ploughing match at Kelmscott on September 26th 2015. These photographs show some of what was to be seen at the show.
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August 23rd 2015 an amazing orange sky
A long line of cloud suddenly became bright orange as the sun went down.
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The creation of a new John The Baptist statue to go on the base of the spire of St Mary's 1990
Dr Alan Gaydon was churchwarden at St Mary The Virgin for several years and during his tenure the gales of January 25th 1990 blew the stature of John The Baptist off the base of the spire. It impacted into the roof above the organ pipes which res...
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Dr Alan Gaydon's photographs of St Mary's
Dr Alan Gaydon was a churchwarden at St Mary's for several years. He photographed the church from inside to out, ground level to the roof and recorded the restoration of the top of the spire and re-guilding of the cockerel on the top. Rev A...
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The Bampton Traditional Morris men and Bampton Morris Men May 29th 2016 plus some of the visiting teams.
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The Shirt Race run on May 28th 2016 was very well attended by both competitors and the crowd. The amount of effort the competitors went to was remarkable and the races for the youngsters and the adults was started led by The Stig. The event is o...
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David Cameron expresses concern for Witney Community Hospital August 2015
In August 2015 David Cameron, Prime Minister, expressed concern regarding Witney Community Hospital when he learnt the 30 bed Wenrisc ward was to close in September. It is hoped the ward will be refurbished and then re-opened in March 2016.
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The 46th Donkey Derby took place in 2015. The afternoon's fun is organised by the SPAJERS (Society for The Preservation of Ancient Junketing) to raise funds to treat Bampton's senior citizens and at the same time provide fun for everyon...
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Bid to boost youngsters taking up angling
The Environment Agency revealed Junior Anglers will be able to get a free licence to fish in the county's water courses. They will also be able to use three rods with the licence and it will run for a year from the day it was taken out. The...
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£1m to be spent on Oxfordshire's locks in winter 2016/17
The Environment Agency will spend £1.2m repairing the locks on the Thames, five in Oxfordshire plus one in Berkshire, one in Buckinghamshire and one in Surrey through the winter of 2016-2017. Both gates at Shifford Lock to be removed so the frame...
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Oliver Onesipherous Collett made the Bampton Voiturette in 1901-1902
In September 2008 Graham Newman put together an interesting exhibition about Oliver Onesipherous Collett who was a shop keeper, watch maker and repairer but he also built a car in 2001-2 which he called the Bampton Voiturette. The car was seen as...
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Charles Cuthbert Menzies from The Grange applies to join the Witney Aero Club April 18th 1939
Charles Cuthbert Menzies lived at The Grange in High Street and April 18th 1939 he applied to join the Witney Aero Club. His occupation was a Publisher.
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Milk churn stand outside Weald Farm, Weald Street
A milk churn stand outside Weald Farm in Weald Street, a left-over from the days when milk was collected in churns and not a bulk tanker.
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Ham Court farmhouse & barns seen from the Bampton-Clanfield Road
This is a picture of Ham Court farmhouse and the great barn seen from the Bampton-Clanfield road by the two dwellings just before reaching the 30mph sign, before alterations to the barn by the present owners Emma Bridgewater.
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George & Dragon & Quebec Cottage when you could see it
The George and Dragon while still a pub and Quebec Cottage when it wasn't hidden by trees. It's now almost impossible to see the cottage in the summer when the leaves are on the trees.
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Lee Mackie appeals for more foster parents June 1st 2016
Lee Mackie lost her son Jason who was in the Royal Marines while he was serving in Afghanistan. Not surprisingly, Lee has struggled with life since then but in the last three years she has fostered 3 babies and for the first time since Jason was ...
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