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Journey of our National School to becoming a Grade II listed building March 1st 2001
In 1989 Mr Geoffrey Fowler, then the County Councillor for Bampton Division of Oxford, began the process of trying to get the National School in Church View listed as a "building of architectural and historic interest." Sadly, Mr Fowler...
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Lew School and Post Office & Post Office Farm on a 1914 map
These are two parts of one map created in 1914. I've picked them out to show where the school used to be in Lew, next to University Farm and the Post Office a little to the east just before you get to Trinity Church.
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History of Maps and maps of Bampton
In October 2012 the Bampton Environmental Watch Group had a wonderful talk given by John Leighfield on the history of maps and in particular maps of Oxfordshire and Bampton. It was very interesting to note that the first maps of Bampton showed th...
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This map was produce for the sale of the Lew Estate in 1914.There used to be a Post Office and a school in Lew, both shown on this map between University Farm and Holy Trinity Church on the main road.
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Children from Bampton School ready to sell poppies
A group of five children from Bampton C of E Primary School ready to go out and sell poppies. Left to right they areHannah PearceTom BradleyDaniel BarrattLouise Hampton - became Mrs MustoeAndrew Licence
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Full list of key workers whose children will be exempt from school closures
The outbreak of Coronavirus in 2020 has caused devastation to the way of life all around the world. New restrictions and advice were being given daily by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and two specialist advisers each day at 5pm from the week b...
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Witney Gazette September 20th 2014.The developer behind a 160-home estate in the village has agreed to fund an extension at Bampton Primary School. Richborough Estates, which was granted planning permission by West Oxfordshire District Council in...
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Alfie Bryant's school in Wheelgate House, Market Square
Alfie Bryant's school at Wheelgate house, Market Square.Alfie also ran the Fire & Life Insurance Office from here. The school is possibly decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.There was very little that went on in Ba...
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Children from the National School, Church View
These children are of mixed ages so they are probably quite a large cross section of the children from the National School in Church View.
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1970 Pupils asked how Witney could be improved 1970
In 1970 pupils in Witney were asked for their ideas on how Witney could be improved. One suggestion was to re-name the town to Witney-on-The -Windrush. Seen in the picture are L-R Philip Clayton, Nanette Bishop, Marjorie Pollard OBE JP from The ...
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Witney School outing to Patterdale early 1970s
This is a group of pupils from Henry Box school in Witney and shows a few pupils from Bampton. They include Douglas Foreshew, Wesley Rouse, Peter Jackson, Andrew Wythes, Bryn Wythes. The cagoules were standard used at Patterdale and this is wher...
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Morris Dancing in Bampton in 2000, venues and times
On Monday, May 29th, Bampton's three Morris sides danced throughout Bampton keeping alive a tradition that is several hundred years old. The leaflet was produced for sale at 50p to help people find any of the three sides at any time in the d...
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The Old Grammar School in Church View
BAADF6 - The north side of the Grammar School in Church View built in 1650. Photograph taken in 1946. There was a good area of garden with it which can be seen beyond the building but most of it is now fenced off and rented by the people in Churc...
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Bampton School used the World Cup to widen their learning
Bampton's Primary School nursery class made use of the World Football Cup, held in Russia, to aid their learning. They learned where the countries who took part were on a map, they had food tasting specific to some of the countries, they mad...
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Children at tree planting in memory of Mary Farmer
Miss Mary Farmer taught at Bampton school for many decades and three generations of many families. The children in these two pictures are seen planting a tree in her memory. Mary died in 2003.
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Mr Evans, a teacher in Bampton School taken c1959
This teacher is Mr Evans who taught at Bampton School and the picture was taken about 1959.Janet Westman said "Mr Evans was my favourite teacher. He was so young and handsome!, he encouraged me to draw, and would take us on cycle rides at the...
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Vera Elward aged 8 year old with her class c1930
This is a class photograph taken about 1930. Vera Elward was then Vera Tanner and she is the blond girl centre front. The remaining 27 pictures are of each child with their name underneathBack row L-R Arthur Beckley, George Bunce, Ronnie Peachy ...
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Bill Daniels and his school class c1944
This is a school photograph of a class probably taken in 1944.Pupils named on the photograph includeFred BishopFred BrooksBill DanielsBrian SaddlerBob HuntDennis GreenBrian BarnettIvy WhitlockAmelia WrightDiane SaddlerJacqueline NicholsonDoreen Cl...
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A brief history of the education at Weald Manor
A brief history of Weald Manor• An Academy for young gentlemen is mentioned in 1790• Followed by John Beechey's Mansion House Academy in 1815 which moved into Weald Manor in the 1820s and closed in the late 1850s. In 1830 it was called a &#...
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Bampton National School class photo 1922
This photograph, taken in 1922 according to the date on the bottom right corner, is of a class at Bampton National School in Church View. It is sad that we don't know the names of any of the children in the picture. The picture was lent to t...
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Bampton - Country Life magazine July 26th 1946
This is the 2nd of two articles in successive issues of Country Life magazine July 1946. There are pictures of the Grammar School which now houses the library and the exhibition space called the Vesey room used by Bampton Community Archive and We...
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This picture of a school class was taken at the National School in Church View about 1946. The named children includeFred BishopFred BrooksBill DanielsBrian SadlerBob HuntDennis GreenBrian BarnetIvy BirdAmelia WrightDiane SadlerJacqueline Nichols...
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Four little school girls c1980
The four little girls left to right areKaren BroomSarah MoneyDenise KewAmanda Rouse
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Miss Hill, the teacher with school children. Miss Hill lived in Melita in Cheapside,
Miss Hill (teacher) with school children. Miss Hill lived in the house called Melita in Cheapside. She was the sister of Dorothy Hunt who married Dick Hunt and they lived in Broad Street.The older girl on the left is Amy Fairclough, mother of Bi...
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Mr Gordon with his class, different years, early twentieth century
Taken early in the twentieth century, both pictures show Mr Gordon with his class, but they re different years. Some children can be seen in both pictures and clearly, they are older in the second picture.The school was the National School in Chu...
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'Noyes Fludde', School performance June 1988.
'Noyes Fludde', A School performance of Bampton C of E School in June 1988.
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1986 British Legion Fete, two of the floats
Carnival Queen from Bampton C of E School for the British Legion fête, 1986, Bridge Street and another of the floats.
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New minibus for five schools to share in 1989
Five village primary schools took delivery of a new 17-seater minibus in 1989. The village schools areAlvescotAstonBamptonBrize NortonClanfield.Rev. John Pellow, chairman of the Five Schools' minibus appeal is seen handing over the keys to G...
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Bampton C of E school children visit the belfry of St Mary's Sept 28th 1987
Janet Newman, deputy head at Bampton C of E School took her class up to the ringing chamber for them to see how bells are rung. Most of them went up another floor to see the clock chamber and then up the ladder right into the belfry to see and un...
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The fun day crowning of Queen Danielle Godwin, July 2nd 2002
The children of St Mary's Church of England School in Bampton re-enacted a coronation of a queen on July 2nd 2002. Danielle Godwin was the queen and Rev David Lloyd took the 'service' in St Mary's. The children and their pare...
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Teachers at the newly opened School in Bowling Green Close September 6th 1960
This little document was hand written by the head of the school, Mr Robert Terence Smith, at the time the new school was opened in September 1960 in Bowling Green Close. With 140 children on the school role there were 3 qualified teachers along w...
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This photograph is taken looking from the school gates in 1995. The school is at the top of Bowling Green Close and was opened in September 1960 replacing the old National School in Church View. The National School came back into use in the 1970...
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VE Day re-enactment by children at St Mary's C of E school 1995
The children were learning all about VE Day and had a tea party in the school ground to celebrate the day and the date. The vicar Rev. Andrew Scott joined them and adults generally dressed as per the 1940s.
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Bampton school children performing as evacuees in St Mary's
The children from the school in Bowling Green Close, St Mary's C of E School were performing and learning about being evacuees in St Mary's church.
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This is a picture taken in the summer of 1992 of Miss Carter's class1. Louise Godfrey2. Stuart Webb3. Andrea Darke4. Chris Nieman5. Jemma Anderson6. Charlotte Kerton7. Jamie Beers8. Janany Kathier9. Clare Constable10. Ian Goldring11...
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Bampton C of E Primary School from 1960
4 pictures of the children performing in St Mary’s pretending to be evacuees. Bampton had two coachloads from Bow in London during WWII.3 pictures of Bampton School visit to St. Mary's ringing chamber in 1988. The teacher is Mrs Janet Newma...
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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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Bampton School hold own world cup festival 2018
Bampton Primary School's nursery class spent this term exploring the tournament, which ran from June 14th to Sunday's final in July. The children looked in depth at the countries taking part in Russia, including tasting foods, making fl...
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1989 a new minibus for Alvescot, Aston, Bampton, Brize Norton & Clanfield schools
Five village schools, Alvescot, Aston, Bampton, Brize Norton & Clanfield took delivery of a new 17-seater minibus in 1989 costing £12,000. Rev. John Pellow chairman of the five schools minibus appeal. Gordon Foote aged 5 took the keys
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ATC group circa 1952. Names on the photograph are Dennis Harris, Les Harrison, Billy Buckingham, Brian Lawrence, Philip Horne, Norman Craddock, Ron Cross, Raymond 'Boxer' Paintin, Jimmy Harris, Harry Owen and Wing Commander T Lloyd-Jone...
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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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Cooks at Bampton School c1970s
There was an excellent kitchen at the school in Bowling Green Close but early in the 1980s it was closed and food brought over from Carterton. After a while, instead of uneaten food going into the pigswill bins, it had to be sent back to Carterto...
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A class photo from Bampton C of E School 1980
This is the class photograph taken in 1980 when there were two age groups in the class.1. Mrs Chris Barker2. Mrs Vera Elward3. Andrew Smith4. Ian Harris5. Elaine Cooper6. James Montgomerie7. Ashley Sturgis8. Maxwell Hastie9. Luella Keeble10. Rache...
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Leaflet showing the aims of Bampton C of E Primary School 2017
This leaflet explains what Bampton C of E Primary School offers pupils and their aims.
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Wood Green school bus crash Feb 1st 1972
The school bus was nearly home on an icy road when it crashed into an empty school bus travelling in the opposite direction at Hoppy's corner. Gary Gerhardt from Bampton and Gary John Hawkins from Clanfield. School prefects Susan Taylor and...
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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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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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POST, M.O. & T.O., S. B., Express Delivery & Annuity & Insurance Office. Thomas Wells Pembrey, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Faringdon at 5.30 am & 3.30 pm; dispatched at 9.10 am & 8.30 pm (box closes at7.50 pm); dispa...
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Bampton C of E Primary School Nativity December 2017
This is the Witney Gazette report of Bampton C of E Primary School Nativity play in December 2017. The children dressed as angels are Noah, Paisley, Paige, Megan and Poppy. The three kings are Archie, Rory and Ella.
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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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Old Folk's Memories collected by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s
Lloyd Hughes Owens, headmaster of the National School in Church View up to its closure when the new school opened in 1960 was keen to capture the knowledge and thoughts of the 'Old Folks' of Bampton and this pdf is the result. It covers...
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A Bampton CE School Project called Bampton Through Time
The children achieved a wonderful result with their research and the topics covered include:- a typical village; a changing settlement; an iron age settlement; archaeological evidence; the legend of St Frideswide; Domesday book; the manor house; B...
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Old Time Bampton People by Lloyd Hughes Owens
This album of 'Old Time Bampton People' was put together by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s. It's a wonderful collection of photographs and text covering topics and people - Bampton Fire Brigade; Morris dancers; William Nathan ...
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Bampton C of E Primary School and Nursery - flyer
Bampton's C of E Primary School and Nursery produced this delightful leaflet to explain what the school's aims are and how they achieve them. It talks of learning together with Respect, Friendship and Perseverance. The school is an Aca...
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These photographs are all from Kit Jackson's collection. Kit took photographs for most of her adult life. There are several of her family members plus WWII soldiers probably billeted in Bampton, school classes from the 1970s when she worked...
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Obituary. Squadron Leader (ret'd) Stuart Luff Pierce, MBE
This obituary for Stuart Luff Pierce MBE was in the March issue of The Beam. Stuart was born in 1932 and died suddenly on December 27th 2016. Stuart and his wife Jesse made their home in Bampton in 1970. He was an active member of various chari...
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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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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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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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Bampton C of E Nativity December 2016 recorded by the Witney Gazette
Bampton C of E did put on a classical Nativity play in December 2016. Some of the children taking part include Isla Cooley, Seth Hall, Amelia Day, Jack Launder, Sophia Causer, Chloe Ryan, James Bruce, Logan Buckingham, Amelia Foster and Callum Gi...
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David New, Choirmaster and Organist at St Mary The Virgin, Bampton and his wife Sara Jane have a farm in Black Bourton. They invited the choir, family and friends on a farm walk followed by a by a BBQ. Their farm is 100% organic and it's ve...
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Bampton C of E Primary School children enact a royal wedding April 28th 2011
With the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton due to take place on the following day, April 29th 2011, the children of Bampton C of E Primary School had the great fun of enacting a royal wedding. They went from the school in Bow...
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Peter Lewis as caretaker of the Old National School cutting the hedge August 2010
For many years Peter Lewis was the caretaker for the old National School in Church View including the Horsa Buildings. He did a wonderful job and on Bush Club day he always had the heating on in good time to warm up the building and tables and ch...
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Horsa buildings were removed to build these houses 2013
The Horsa buildings were built in 1947 to provide extra classrooms to go with the National School in Church View. When the school moved to Bowling Green Close and the National School closed, the Horsa buildings were used by the Scouts and in late...
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Careful dismantling of old 'Wisteria' and the building of new 'Wisteria' 2013-2015 in Church View
At one time, the dwelling in Church View called 'Wisteria' was the kitchen and dining room for the National School next door. After the school no longer needed it, it became the home of Edie Foreshew, the sister of Emmie Papworth, known...
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An Address to Parents in 1850 bringing children to school in Bampton
This notice was given to all parents bringing their children to school in 1850. This was the new National School in Church View, where the Youth Club, Boxing Club and Bush Club members now meet. I wonder what parents would say today if given thi...
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William Gent doing well after surgery to straighten his spine
Young William Gent had major surgery to straighten his spine and not many months afterwards William's team took part in the Blenheim Palace run and raised more money than any other group. £5,500. William is back at Bampton CE Primary School...
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Report on the Survey & Plan of Bampton by M W Robinson, County Planning Officer October 1966.
This report on the Survey & Plan of Bampton was done under the guidance of M W Robinson FRICS MTPI in October 1966. It makes very interesting reading and the conclusions are as relevant today as they were then. The topics covered are 1. Popu...
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Western aspect of the school in Church View before the extension was added for the Bush Club
This picture shows the western aspect of the old National School before the Horsa classrooms off camera to the left and behind me were demolished to build houses. An extension was added to the western side of the school for the Bush Club and alte...
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David Pullman refutes suggestion upper floor of Grammar School has been left to rot
A throw-away comment made by Robin Shuckburgh that the upper floor of the Grammar School had been left to rot is strongly refuted by David Pullman, one of the trustees of the Bampton Exhibition Foundation which is responsible for the maintenance o...
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From Gough to Google. Key stages in the Development of Printed Maps of Oxfordshire
John Leighfield was incredibly generous giving both a CD of the slides he used and the written copy of his talk on From Gough to Google, documenting the history of map making and in particular with reference to Oxfordshire, to anyone interested en...
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From Gough to Google. Maps with talk by John Leighfield October 2012 to BEWG
John Leighfield gave a fascinating talk to the Bampton Environmental Watch Group (BEWG) October 2012 which he called From Gough to Google. He illustrated his talk with these 157 slides in a Power Point show. He was incredibly generous giving awa...
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Trees being planted in memory of 2 killed in coach crash, Woodgreen School April 27th 1972
Do see entry 2017.723 as well as this one for more information on the dreadful crash of the school bus bringing children home from Woodgreen school. Mr H W Pooley was the head at Woodgreen and he planted one of the two trees. A plaque on each tr...
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The Misses Pembrey School Prospectus
This letter was sent to a local paper from New York in September 1992 and was cut out and kept by Lloyd Hughes Owens. Whether or not he answered the enquirer I don't know but if he didn't and any of the Pembrey family in America care to...
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Old Time Bampton. An album of pictures & explanations by Lloyd Hughes Owens c1974
This album was created by Lloyd Hughes Owens about 1974. It records events and buildings in Bampton from around 1890 to 1972 and will give you a wonderful idea of Bampton in the first half of the twentieth century
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Old Time Bampton People by Lloyd Hughes Owens
About 1973 Lloyd Hughes Owens made an album about some of the old people in Bampton with photographs and text. This is the album
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Domesday and Bampton - notes by Lloyd Hughes Owens
Lloyd Hughes Owens sourced these facts and the cover Bampton, Bampton Deanery, Eynsham, Welde (Weald today), Shifford, Brighthampton andLew,
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Notice to parents sending children to the new National School in Church View
When the new National School in Church View opened in the nineteen century, this notice was given to all parents. Can you imagine what parents would say if the same notice was given to them these days when their children started school?
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Roy Shergold tells about his working life after demob in 1947 to retirement aged 82
Roy Shergold, born c1926, was in the Home Guard in the early days of WWII because he was not old enough to enlist. Once he was 17 in 1943 he joined the Merchant Navy. He got his demob in 1947 and up to his 82nd birthday he had been unemployed fo...
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Bampton Parish, A Village Appraisal 1998
In 1998 another appraisal was carried out for Bampton - see also entry 2017.532 for the 1966 appraisal. The areas covered include 1. Household data 2. How time is spent 3. Education 4. Housing and development 5. Utilities and Public Services ...
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Activities of the Royal British Legion
This is a collection of items all to do with the Royal British Legion. They include a photograph of the ladies circa late 1950s, Janette Keyte being crowned Carnival Queen in 1964, Janette again gamely being tipped out of a bed at the carnival, B...
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Newspaper reports from 1950 and 1972
These two newspaper cuttings are from 1950 and cover a plethora of clubs and societies in Bampton including reporting on a dance in the WI Hall, the death of one of bowlers, a whist drive, a bridal peal, dedication of the British Legion Women'...
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Children from Junior Church celebrate Good Friday in St Mary's
Children from Junior Church celebrate Good Friday in St Mary's c2000
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Letter of thanks to Francis Shergold from The Five Bells in Broadwell, Glos. Aug 24th 1981
The Five Bells Inn (now called the Chilli Pepper 2017) hosted a fête and the Bampton Traditional Morris men were part of the attractions of the day. £2,400 was raised and and £1,700 of it was sent to Alvescot School for equipment and alterations ...
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Newspaper article on Bampton from the Oxford Mail, Friday November 26th 1954
It covers Bampton Morris, Mr J L Hughes Owens the head of the village school, the 'night soil' (human excrement) put out in buckets for collection because there was still no mains drainage scheme; Marjorie Pollard's small publishing...
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