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Roy Shergold's home after the July 2007 floods
In July 2007 Bampton was hit by almost 6 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Much of the village was flooded. Roy Shergold's home was inundated very suddenly. He told me that if Mary had still been alive, because she had to sleep downsta...
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The Beam: April 1990 vol. 5 No1
THE BEAM APRIL 1990. VOLUME 5 NO1. THE TOPICS COVERED :-Morris dancing on Spring Bank Holiday MondayPrefabs built after WWII originally called Portel HousesParish council history and coming elections. The first meeting of Bampton’s Parish ...
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This newspaper cutting from the Witney Gazette of March 21st 1958 recounts the story of three members of the local gentry, Mr Staples-Brown from The Elms, Dr Oates from what today is known as Rosebank Nursing home and the local solicitor Mr Ridgen...
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Floods through the years in Bampton 1932 to 2010
These pictures show flooding in Bampton and Weald from 1932 to 2010. Weald Street, Cheyne Lane, Bridge Street, Buckland Road, Aston Road, the site now Cala Homes! and more.The rain and floods of Whitsun 1932 did not stop the Morris men from danci...
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Parts of Bampton have always flooded, It's low lying country and in a really heavy downpour the water table rises and people get flooded. In 2008 Kit Jackson, then in her late 80s told me when she was a girl, the children were taken in a cr...
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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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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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Flood prevention at No1 Mill Green January 1st 2013
After very heavy rain on Dec 23/4th the occupiers have put up the two flood defences at their door and their gate down the side of Mill Green
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Flooding in Bampton and Weald December 24th 2013
After very heavy rain there was once again flooding in Bampton. The 'dry' lake created by Weald Manor farmhouse to hold back water in Weald and stop it rushing into Mill Green did a good job. If this had not been constructed the water ...
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Flooding January 8th 2014 by Weald Business Parks
We had heavy rain on January 7th and these photographs show the flooding by the business parks in Weald on the site of the old Royal Corps of Signals, later to become RAF Bampton Castle.
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Creation of the dry, flood catchment lake in Weald Street January - March 2011
In January 2011 men arrived to create a 'dry' lake in Weald to catch flood water that would otherwise rush down Weald and into the mill run on Mill Green and flood the houses all around the green there. The idea is that water collects i...
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Snow around Bampton January 7th 2010
Snow in early January in Bampton - these photographs were taken all around Bampton the following day in clear sunshine
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Very high water after heavy rain March 16th 2008
Yet again heavy rain caused flooding on March 16th 2008. These pictures are all taken around Mill Green and looking at the field across the road
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Flooding May 28th 2008 in Weald
Yet more flooding; it happened so many times in 2007 and 2008. These pictures were taken May 28th 2008
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Flooding in Bampton January 2007
Bampton was badly flooded in January 2007
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These are a few photographs of the floods taken on the day of the torrential rain in July 2007 and the following day when it was possible to get out of Weald to take a few more photographs when the water levels had gone down a good deal. Outside ...
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Floods outside the Elephant and Castle, Whit Monday May 16th 1932.
This wonderful photograph was taken in the flood on Whit Monday May 16th 1932. Alec Townsend from Castle View Farm is on the left in the water, 'Buscot' Tanner in the barrow (with mustache) along with Mr & Mrs Tanner. Son Townsend ...
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Flooding outside & in the yard of Weald Manor farm July 21st 2007
After 5 inches of rain in 18 hours, Weald Street was flooded as was Weald Manor farmyard
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Flooding after five inches of rain in 18 hours July 21st 2007
Heavy rain began to fall about 11pm on July 20th and it came down in stair rods until 5.30pm the next day. It was 5 inches of rain and Bampton was badly flooded. For a while, there was no way in or out unless you were driving something like a bu...
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Flooding around Ham Court farm January 10th 2007
After very heavy rain the fields between Ham Court farm and the road were flooded in January 2007
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Flooding in Weald Street December 30th 2002
After fairly heavy rain the ditch was full to over-flowing and the road was flooded, December 30th 2002
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