Adrian Simmonds' collection of items donated by Carol Langley. Adrian had a shop in the Market Square. Janet Newman thinks the date is more likely to be 1916. William (Bill) Lock's building company were doing lots of building work in Bampton at that time. Charlie Lay (1895) was a stone mason living at Mill Green. He was the father of Alfred Lay and Walter Lay, both of whom died in WW1 and commemorated on the War Memorial. He was father of Ted Lay who was married to Ruth Pocock, sister of Harry Pocock. Fred Lay (1897) was also Charlie's son. Thomas Dipper (1850) was a bricklayer and lived in Mill Street. The only one I'm not sure about is H. Lock. William's brother Herbert had worked on the building with his brother but emigrated to Canada, returning to Bampton to marry, Marjorie in 1918, only to be killed at Aulnoy, in France a few months later. It's possible that H. Lock could have been a relative of William (Bill
Vera Elward aged 92 took a flight in a microlight to help raise money for the restoration of the beautiful pipe organ in St Mary The Virgin Church in Bampton. Vera ran the Sunday School for over 20 years and has always worked for the church
Helen Cadd wrote"The photo was posted over from America by Olive McCabe, nee Olive Peacock back when the photo was taken . Aunty Olive found the photo in a set of drawers she was clearing out. Girl Guides outside the George & Dragon with their bus & driver Jim Hughes c1958
Pembrey's department store, High Street T W Pembrey was Bampton's first and only department store. It comprised the building facing across Bushey Row (called New Inn Lane when this picture was taken), the thatched building now called Strawberry Cottage, the building next door and the next one which is just out of the camera shot. (The daughters grew up to run a school for ladies in the house called The Elms which is in Broad Street by the turn up to New Road.) When this picture was taken, which was probably right at the end of the 19th century, the Post Office was in the store. It moved from here to Wheelgate House in the High Street in 1918 where it stayed until 1972. All the buildings seen on the left are now private houses and the one across Bushey Row is (at 2014) Bampton Physiotherapy owned and run by Fiona Farmer
The Jubilee inn is on the left, the War Memorial centre front and the house on the right behind the railings is Greyshott House. Circa 1950 The Jubilee Inn and Mrs Clark's shop The Jubilee Inn in the Market Square in the 1930s. Garnes Burford Ales and Stouts on sale. Post card view of High Street from Market Square showing The Jubilee Inn and its cafe and Mrs Clark's shop.Window boxes at the Jubilee Inn Behind the railing on the left are the thatched building of Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make way for the War Memorial. Behind Wenman's is The Jubilee Inn with just one window and a chimney stack visible. 4 Town House was then thatched shop and next to it going east is another shop but we have not been able to find what it sold. Bampton Commercial Academy is on he right. Note the gentleman who has put his watering can down to stand still for the photograph. Reg Pratley on the right, standing outside the Jubilee Inn where he was the landlord Crowd outside the Jubilee Inn which is selling Garnes ales. Probably c1950s. May have been for the shirt race looking at the table with beer glasses on it outside the pub The Jubilee Inn now selling Wadworth's beers not Garnes. circa late 1970s or early 1980s. War Memorial, Jubilee Inn and a shop which is now No.4 Town House. The Jubilee Inn selling Garnes Burford Ales and Stouts, with a very old car parked outside. Note the 30mph sign; the Market Square was a through road originally, not the car park area it is today 2014. Railing around the war memorial is just visible so it is after 1923
