Ancient path from south gate to Norman door of St Mary's
- BCA - 2017.1056
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- 1970s
This pathway is now grassed over, which is perhaps, a pity. It runs from the gate on the south side of St Mary's up to the Norman door.
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Ancient path from south gate to Norman door of St Mary's
This pathway is now grassed over, which is perhaps, a pity. It runs from the gate on the south side of St Mary's up to the Norman door.
Bampton Community Archive
Blackbird nests in a letter box - early 1970s
During a time when the post boxes were emptied by our local postmen and women who went about on a bicycles, Mr Cannons found a bird had laid her eggs in the letterbox at Bampton and Brize Norton railway station.
Bampton Community Archive
AGM of St Mary's plus Clanfield, Aston, Lew and Shifford churches
This cutting is from April 1983 and records the basic details from the AGM of the group of five churches which are Clanfield, Bampton, Lew, Aston and Shifford. The vicar was Andrew Scott and he had just completed his first year
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Ayrshire cow in a stream behind The Grange
This peaceful scene is of an Ayrshire cow enjoying standing in the stream behind The Grange. It must have been taken fairly early in the twentieth century; by 1945 these cows were not often seen where they had once been bred
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St Mary The Virgin seen from Sandford Field
St Mary The Virgin Steeple can be seen very clearly from Sandford Field. There are more cottages between the field and the church than exist today. The one on the left is Sandford and has been much enlarged since this picture was taken.
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Bampton Traditional Morris Men dancing at Bampton House
This picture shows 5 young dancers and a their musician at Bampton House in Bushey Row, probably in 1986. The dancers seen visually left to right are Martin Ferguson, Paul Townsend, Craig Godwin, Cyril Smith (not a youngster) and Joe Perry
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Advert & calendar for the Horse Shoe Inn 1969
This is a calendar and advert for the Horse Shoe Inn by Maurice and Rene Wiggins
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Jean & Peter Elliot and Maurice & Rene Wiggins
This post card shows a picture of Jean and Peter Elliot who owned and ran the Talbot Inn in the Market Square on the left and Maurice and Rene Wiggins who ran the Horse Shoe Inn seen on the right.
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1983 Shirt Race and Morris Dancing
This newspaper cutting is about the Shirt Race and the Morris Dancing in Bampton at the late May Bank Holiday in 1983. Ian Baker 6 and Ivan Lomas 8 won the fancy dress aspect of the Junior Shirt Race.
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1983 Easter Bonnet competition
Ruth Wheeler nee Shergold was instrumental in keeping the Easter Bonnet competition in Bampton going for several years along with the Pumpkin Club. This newspaper cutting is from 1983.
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