A poster page from the 1985 exhibition of 350 years of Bampton, which was
really to celebrate 350 of the old grammar school in Church View. The poster
shows Francis Shergold's Morris side dancing in the Deanery garden with St
Mary's in the background. The picture was taken in 1956

A Chronology of Performance in Bampton. itemising the events and names of the various dancers from 1790 through to the 1900's

Article written by Keith Chandler about these two Morris Men.
Colin and ‘Curly’ (D.J. Titchener) came over to Bampton quite by accident, knowing nothing about its Morris dance tradition. They went into The Jubilee and started chatting to landlord Reg Pratley, telling him what they were interested in. Within a few minutes he was singing to them, mainly snatches, one being ‘Butter and Cheese and All’. He then produced sheets on which the words were written: Peter Kennedy had given them to him! Reg took them across to the Eagle, where Frank Purslow and Francis Shergold used to play in the bar.

Sidmouth 1999 'Flashback' performance. Tony Daniels' Bampton Traditional Morris Men. Sidmouth 1999 "Flashback" performance. Main arena. Back row L-R:- Billy Main, Martin Landray, Gareth Knight, John Grout, Jamie Perry, Joseph Perry, Craig Godwin (elected new squire in 2014) and Jamie Wheeler on melodeon. Front row L-R:- Ray Barratt fool, Cyril Smith and Liam Main

Article about Morris Dancing of Bampton in the Bush from the Reading Standard 25th July 2014?. edited from Article in Daily Chronicle September 1914, both copies attached

Francis Shergold explains how Reg Hall from Croydon came to play for the Bampton Traditional Morris Men in the late 1950s and he still played for them in 2019. https://youtu.be/XNBXdTcF_c4

Photograph of Frank Tanner holding the hand of a young Michael Hampton, and a copy of his orbituary.

Photos of books presented to Charlie Buckingham at Bampton School
Schoolboys' Story Book First Prize Christmas 1933
Aeroplane Stories First Prize for Class V Boys Christmas 1934

PDF copy of the Funeral Service of Constance Irene de Hamel. She had the most interesting life particularly with her war work at the BBC. and there is and interview with her https://youtu.be/xDIGBR6_IiI. It is a sound recording and not a film.

Photographs of the boards on display at the opening of the Lewington Room in The Old Grammar School on June 29th 2022. Text listing the planned and proposed events and exhibitions to be arranged in the near future. Lists of books and gifts available in the shop and a Description on "How it all started"