'Off The Beaten Track'. 'Impressions of a Visit To Bampton'. 1939
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- October 6th 1939
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'Off The Beaten Track'. 'Impressions of a Visit To Bampton'. 1939
Bampton Community Archive
Part of Bampton in 1991: A photographic record by Andrew Hilditch
Tom Parker the solicitor had his premises here. From the late C19th it was Constables Bakery and today, 2022 it is the Chinese Take Away called Mark's Kitchen
Nik Stanbridge
Society of Protection of Bampton against Gladman Development
Poster announcing Meeting to be held in Bampton Village Hall on 11th February to raise funds to fight the development of 127 house in Aston Road by Gladman Developments.
Mention of Flooding 187 houses in 2007
Janet Westman
Track in Knapps Farm Primrose Field
Image of track across primrose field to Knapp's Farm, entering into Cheyne Lane and Primrose Lane,
showing Primrose Cottages and spire of St Mary's.
Originally a drover's road into Bampton via the Ford at Shill Brook
Janet Westman
Lower Haddon Farm 1949 Auction Maps
two maps - A Plan of Lower Hadden Farm from the Auction held in March 1949, and a hand drawn map of same area
Auctioneers were Jackson-Stops (Cirencester)
With hand written field names as follows
Bampton Station Fairford to Oxford GWR
Barnleys Pasture
Big Barleys
Big Row
Black Bourton Road
Bowlie Ground
Bridle Path to Black Bourton
Bridle Road
Broad Close
Cow Leas
Far Hill
Far Limber
Front Field
Furse Hill
Harps
Highmoor Brook
Home Close
Horn Ground
James' Meadow
Little Barleys
Long Meadow
Lower Hadden Farm
Middle Hill
Mill Barn Copse
Near Barleys
Near Limber
Pike Ground
Pond Gardens
Rogers Meadow
Rushey Row
Smart Hill
The Big Monk
Water Meadows
Willow Beds
Janet Westman
One of Hilda Kent's illustrations showing the front of Witney Community Hospital
Janet Westman
Photograph of Market Square taken from Eton Cottages, showing Town Hall, Garage, Newsagent, Cromwell House and the Old Forge
Janet Westman
Photograph of the south side of church street, taken from east end dated about 1970.
Janet Westman
Witney Gazette article by Miranda Norris dated 28th July 2021 about Opera held in the Deanery gardens by Bampton Classical Opera.
Paride de Elena by Gluck translated in to English by Gilly French. Featuring Lucy Anderson, Ella Taylor, Lauren Lodge-Campbell and Lisa Howarth.
Janet Westman
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Impressions of a visit to Bampton
Article in North Wilts Herald dated 6th October 1939. Signed by NOMAD.
Reporting the approach of War, and the at The Manor may be used as a hospital.
Janet Westman