Photos of Ruth Eley & other personal items including Women's Land Army and Timber Corps Certificate signed by Gordon Brown PM in 2008.
Post Office Saving Book
Ruth lived in New Road and was married to Edwin

Identity cards for Edwin and Ruth Eley's children Richard and Graham

Jim Hughes Garage, shop & coaches Percy Hughes had a butchers shop which was joined to the Lamb Inn. His shop faced into
Cheapside. The thatched Cottage in Bell Lane is just visible on the left. Len Hughes, Percy's little son
is with the tricycle on the left and when he became an adult Len bought the garage and shop in
Cheapside which his son Jim ran with him when he was old enough and Len's wife ran the shop
which sold knitting items. The shop later baecame a newsagents in a newsagents. The shop and house ilater became
house called Exeter House, next to Cromwell House. The garage has been pulled down and a
house built on the site, which is behind Cromwell House. The petrol pumps, which used to be in
front of Cromwell House, have also gone.

High Street shops in the 1940s, 50s and 60s

Girl Guides and Brownies in Bampton,
img303 A page from The Beam 1991 volume 6 No3 about the Girl Guides in Bampton. It gives the history of the Girl Guide movement. There is a rather dark picture of Mrs Bullen (wife of Dr Bullen of Bampton) and Mrs Ewings meeting Lady Baden Powell at a Guide Rally. It is thought that the “Bampton Guide and Brownie packs were formed in 1949 by Mrs Margery Bullen who ran them for ten years with the help of Mrs Ewings and Eileen Graham. Mrs Jean Gascoigne took over the Guides in 1964 and was their leader until 1978. Mrs
Meg Daley has been running the Brownies for the past few years assisted by Miss Elizabeth Tanner who was Lieutenant of the Guides before that. Mrs Mavis Clack and the late Mrs Margaret Wythes were Brown Owl and Tawny Owl in the 1970s
and before that, Mrs Ham, Mrs Dora Ewings and Mrs Lynne Barber ran the 1st Bampton Brownies.” In 1950 at the Remembrance Sunday Ann Spurrett, Dinah Dafter (colour bearer) and Barbara Green represented the Brownies.
The field picture is taken in 1962 at guide camp in Saundersfoot, Wales, the girl looking at the camera is Janet Westman (nee Bradley) and the rest of the girls are Witney Guides, including Margaret King and Doreen Curtis.
Brownies in the first photo: Front Row: Rosemary Ham and Jean Elward. Second Row: Shirley Daniels, Valerie Rouse, Betty Court. Back Row: ? , Ann Robey, Ann Bullen, Ann Wheeler, ?.

Descendants_of_James_Charles_Green (1), family tree
The photo must have been taken around 1902. The older children from the left are Elizabeth (who married Gilbert Beckley) Harry (who died at Ypres) Jim ( married Elsie Townsend ) Fred (my Grandfather who married Bessie Lardner).
Parents are James Edward Green and Elizabeth Fox Child in centre is John Norman, known as Jack. Then Rose (she married Billy Richens ) then Percy. There was another boy, Walter, who died only days after he was born in 1902.

By Esther Green, Mat Green’s sister

Thompson Grocer Shop, now (2024) The Fleur De Lys -Restaurant and boutique hotel.

Report of the November meeting of the Parish Council Year not known, 1960's?? estimate Usual things discuss Christmas Tree, Potholes, street lighting, cemetery etc

Mr & Mrs Tongue (in purple) behind Thomson's grocers, once The Romany and now Fleur de Lys. Mrs Tongue was the daughter of Mr. Constable, the baker.

Lucy Shergold standing outside 14 New Rd (now called No 17) where she lived.