Bampton Community Archive

Bruce Piercy talking to Mrs Wendy Crowley. 1986

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Bruce Piercy lived in Weald Street at Sunnyside; Bampton born, a building manager in 1986. Had a Saturday job with Adrian Simmonds when he was younger. 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.

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Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

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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.

Bampton Community Archive

Mrs Mabel Rose, Broad Street. Church worker. 1983

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Mrs Mabel Rose, Broad Street. Church worker. 1983

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Cyril & Margaret Smith. 1985

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Cyril Smith lived in Church Street; he was a builder and Morris dancer. Seen here with his wife Margaret who was a much respected home-help.

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Miss Dor Thomson talking to Norman Gregory. 1985

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Miss Dorothy (Dor) Graeme Thomson lived in Cheyne Lane. She ran an excellent organic vegetable garden after the war when she and Kate Wylie lived in Beam Cottage (it was not surrounded by houses then). She was a county councillor, president of the West Oxfordshire Arts Association and chairman of school governors. She is talking with Norman Gregory who married Merle Hobbs who taught several generations of children in Bampton. They moved to Henley-in-Arden. Norman was a churchwarden.

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Major Robert Colville, Weald Manor. 1985

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Major Robert Colville from Weald Manor. Robert was a churchwarden, chairman of the PCC and a charity trustee.

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Mrs Anne Franks. 1985

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Mrs Anne Franks, an artist and WI official. She died on her 100th birthday.

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Mrs Edith Foreshew. 1985

Part of Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton

Mrs Edith Foreshew from Wisteria (then a bungalow fashioned from the old school kitchen and dining room before the Horsa building were put up in the playground in 1947) Church View, was a member of the RBL and Mothers’ Union. She helped her sister Emmie in the paper shop sometimes.

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