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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.
Bampton Community Archive
Fete with children in fancy dress c1954
This picture shows children in fancy dress as part of the fete, probably 1954, which took place mostly at Weald Manor although this picture is taken outside the Town Hall. On the left the little girl with plaits is Teresa Rouse, the girl in the m...
Bampton Community Archive
Moving of the letterbox around the Town Hall. March 2011
In March 2011 the letterbox was moved from the site of the old Post Office in Bridge Street opposite Knapps farmhouse to the east side of the Town Hall. Unfortunately, nobody made sure the siting was ok and it wasn't because planning permiss...
Bampton Community Archive
This article from the 'Memory Lane' section in the July 20th Witney Gazette recalls an exhibition in the Bampton Arts Centre (now called West Ox Arts) which was put on by Geoffrey Fowler. Bampton was once the second largest town in the ...
Bampton Community Archive
Exhibition of Downton Abbey costumes at West Ox Arts October 2015
West Ox Arts were able to exhibit several of the beautiful costumes used in the filming of Downton Abbey.
Bampton Community Archive
Town Hall clock is 63 years old in 1971
There must have been a previous newspaper article suggesting the clock on the Town Hall was 100 years old. The stone tablet let into the east side of the wall clearly shows it was put up in 1908 making it 63 years old in 1971. It was Mrs Moss, t...
Bampton Community Archive
Future of the Town Hall 1971, opening of restored Town Hall 1972
In 1971 there was much debate about the future of our Town Hall and in the end, it was decided to restore the building making all parts useful. There was also debate about who should have the use of the building. In the end it was restored and r...
Bampton Community Archive
Ancient Order of Foresters entertainment program for Thursday April 13th 1893
This is a program printed for the Ancient Order of Foresters for the program of entertainment on Thursday April 13th 1893. The printer was Mr Beard whose printing works was in the west side of the Market Square in the dwelling many people think o...
Bampton Community Archive
War memorial in the Post Office (Town Hall) and in St Mary The Virgin Church
Apart from the War Memorial in the Market Square there is a memorial in the Post Office (centre room of the Town Hall) and three more in St Mary's. These photographs are all for men who died in the First World War. One of the two in church ...
Bampton Community Archive
Exhibition of Downton Abbey costumes at West Ox Arts upstairs in the Town Hall
West Ox Arts based in the upper room of the Town Hall held an exhibition of 10 beautiful costumes used in the filming of Downton Abbey; parts of the series are filmed in Bampton. The charge of £5 per head helped West Ox Arts to raise £3,000. The...
Bampton Community Archive